Thanks so much Eric. I’m going to check those sites!! I knew whaling ships stopped in Hawaii.
Gloria > On Apr 26, 2015, at 9:31 PM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pacific whaling ships went out for years at a time. They left out of New > England, rounded Cape Horn, resupplied at Hawaii, and often again at > Australia. The early Hawaii and Australian newspapers list their arrivals, > > sometimes the crew members who were released, or jumped ship and were being > sought. Stories of crew misbehavoirs and court actions appear also. Try > searching in this Australian database: > > http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper <http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper> > > The Hawaiian Gazette at the Library of Congress can be searched back to 1868 > > http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/ > <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/> > > The Pacific Commercial advertiser back to 1856 > > http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/ > <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/> > > <http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015418/> > > > Many of the earliest Portuguese in Hawaii arrived on whalers long before the > government sponsored immigrant ships started. > > > Eric Edgar > > On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Gloria Arlette Rodrigues > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi John, > > It is true about the District of Horta. We don’t know anything but what I > said about my great grandfather. Maybe I need to write to the parishes there. > Unless you have suggestions. > > Thank you > Gloria >> On Apr 26, 2015, at 12:38 AM, John Vasconcelos <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Gloria, >> I think your explanation makes sense, (Flores belonging to the Horta >> District and being referenced that way often). >> John Vasconcelos >> (Parents both from Flores) >> >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Gloria Arlette Rodrigues >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hi Cheri, >> >> Yes I know Flores is an island and Horta is a city on the island of Faial. I >> also read that at one time the District of Horta was made up of 4 islands >> that included Flores. My grandfather insisted it was Flores Horta so I am >> just repeating what he always said. Thought maybe he knew something that I >> didn”t. There were American whaling ships with Portuguese workers that went >> to Hawaii. From which island my grandfather left, I don’t know. Sorry, the >> years: Born: 1852 or 1853. If you happen to come across anything please let >> me know. Thank you so much for the info. I will surely check it out!!! >> >> Gloria Rodrigues >> >>> On Apr 23, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Gloria R, >>> >>> Flores is an island. Horta is a city on the island of Faial. >>> >>> I don't think the whalers went to Hawaii. The people who research Hawaii >>> know best though. To get to Hawaii from the Azores, you left from Ponta >>> Delgada on the island of Sao Miguel or from Funchal on Madeira (Madeira is >>> not part of the Azores). >>> >>> Also check your years. Born 1952 or 1955 but died in 1919? Did you mean >>> 1852 or 1855? >>> >>> A how to is here: goo.gl/Ds6UKd <http://goo.gl/Ds6UKd> >>> >>> You also might want to look at the Portuguese Hawaiian site, Your Island >>> Routes at www.yourislandroutes.com <http://www.yourislandroutes.com/>. >>> It's undergoing redesign, so some web link may not work. >>> >>> I'm not sure if the Portuguese Genealogical Society of Hawaii has a web >>> site, but the president is on this list or you can contact him at dgnils at >>> hotmail.com <http://hotmail.com/> >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, >>> Achada >>> >>> -- >>> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >>> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores >>> <http://groups.google.com/group/Azores>. 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