Did some more reading. Apparently, CA has been known as The El Dorado State, the Land of Milk and Honey State and even The Grape State. Who knew. But, articles don’t provide dates.
Gayle > On Sep 8, 2019, at 6:52 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > I called my 85 year old dad. I asked him what was the nickname of California. > He said the Golden State. I asked him "since when" and he said ever since he > was a kid, because of the 1849ners and the gold rush. I asked my dad if he > had any of those pennants that he used to collect as a kid that had Golden > State written on them and instead he took me down the rabbit hole of his > childhood bedroom with maybe 2 walls of those felt pennants plastered on > them. LOL > > I called Kalani and he said Hawaii was never known as the Golden State. So > who knows what that scribe meant! > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > >> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:05 PM 'Gayle Machado' via Azores Genealogy >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Just checked date for “The Golden State” and was rather shocked to be >> honest. It said it became official in 1968. I’m a native Californian and >> would have sworn it was earlier than that. Of course, it could have been >> commonly used though not official prior to 1968. Requires more research. >> >> Gayle >> >>> On Sep 7, 2019, at 2:57 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> California is known as "The Golden State" and Hawaii is "The Aloha State," >>> but I don't know those terms were in use in 1905ish. Hawaii may have had >>> another name, but I don't think it was the "Golden State" (since California >>> had the gold rush in the mid-1800s). I'll have to ask Kalani what he knows >>> about the history of Hawaii's slogans. Who knows, things evolve over time! >>> Cheri MelloT >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >>> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 2:42 PM Margaret Vicente >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Thanks, Cheri and Angela for the heads up. I was wondering why it was >>>> coming to me so easy…I read the opposite record. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> As far as I can tell, the place is out of the Country. I’m going to write >>>> what I see and then translate to I understand it to mean: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheri, the area you highlighted: no lugar de ane nalu na Cidade no estado >>>> de ourado >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> My interpretation: in the Ananalu /Honolulu place, city of the Golden >>>> State. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Margaret >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Cheri Mello >>>> Sent: September 7, 2019 5:12 PM >>>> To: Azores Genealogy >>>> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 1900's Sao Pedro, Vila do Porto, Santa >>>> Maria >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I still see "lugar da ........ da cidade...." >>>> >>>> <E1853D2946AD4D50A58027A61F801F4E.png> >>>> >>>> Cheri Mello >>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >>>> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 1:14 PM 'Sam (Camas, WA)' via Azores Genealogy >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Margaret; Thank you. I appreciate your help. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Sam (Mazatlán, MX) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> From: Margaret Vicente >>>> Sent: Saturday, September 7, 2019 1:10 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] 1900's Sao Pedro, Vila do Porto, Santa >>>> Maria >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Faleceu na freguesia de São Pedro. He passed away in Vila do Porto Parish >>>> of São Pedro. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Margaret >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Virus-free. www.avast.com >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5d740fba.1c69fb81.5ef1c.4ac2SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FDigBwVVhjVxqYp_PXAnXL12-emPWKzAOB52g2gWOSkw%40mail.gmail.com. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5d74242b.1c69fb81.84100.6d60%40mx.google.com. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Azores Genealogy" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FBionS-HdKLCKsCBF5dnqN2wbv8BFZ%2B087-Y29h2gkWg%40mail.gmail.com. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/D1F1E126-8F69-453B-9956-DB085732145C%40aol.com. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_HGu-BZUxre0hCKKyzu66jpj1QYbPdhtwKuMMgOGu9XrQ%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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