Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2014-01-28 Thread Kalani N
On Monday, December 16, 2013 9:36:12 AM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: Interesting Eric E. I few years ago I was in Hawaii and I went on a tour of a sugar plantation there. The tour guide did say that the first wave of laborers were Chinese bachelors. And China is on a continent. Being a

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2014-01-26 Thread joanmj
Try Googling Puuhonua. It's on the Kona coast: Puuhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park. -- 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. Click in the blue

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2014-01-26 Thread Cheri Mello
If no one answers you, email Mel direct at islandroutes at gmail.com She's the Portuguese-Hawaiian expert! 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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-16 Thread luiznoia .
This is from an Azores government council report on emigration. Eric Edgar The great migration of Portuguese settlers from Madeira, the Azores and the Portuguese mainland to Hawaii was during the years 1878 to 1913. The story is of epic proportions, involving the movement across two oceans of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-16 Thread Cheri Mello
Interesting Eric E. I few years ago I was in Hawaii and I went on a tour of a sugar plantation there. The tour guide did say that the first wave of laborers were Chinese bachelors. And China is on a continent. Being a bunch of bachelors who weren't used to an island environment created a bit

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-16 Thread luiznoia .
I'll guess that the tour guide didn't mention that the sugar cane was brought from Madeira where it had been well established since the 1500s. Pineapple was also a export crop of Madeira and Sao Miguel before cultivation started in Hawaii. I't pretty clear that besides surfing, most of what

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-16 Thread Cheri Mello
Eric E, The tour guide may have mentioned the info about the sugar cane and the pineapple. I also did the pineapple plantation tour too. My ancestors were involved in pineapple on Sao Miguel. Guess that's why they wound up involved in fruit here, although it was apricots! -- For options,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-15 Thread Pam Santos
Your welcome Eric. On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:40 PM, Eric Gomes gomes.ances...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Group, I called the Oakland FHC this afternoon before they closed. A friend answered the phone and he told me how to look at their holdings. From the FamilySearch.org Website, you select

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-15 Thread rcapodc
Thanks so much for the instructions, Eric! Rosemarie From: Eric Gomes Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2013 10:40 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi Group, I called the Oakland FHC this afternoon before they closed. A friend answered

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-15 Thread Cheri Mello
Eric G, I'm not so sure. I followed the instructions. I copied a film number for Ribeira das Tainhas. It's a pretty small freguesia. It looks like most of America has it, a couple of FHCs in Taiwan (huh what?), South Africa, and London. Yet no one in Canada has it. And I think Shirley

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-15 Thread Eileen Leite
of A. Eileen in Chicagoland From: Cheri Mello [mailto:gfsche...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:42 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Eric G, I'm not so sure. I followed the instructions. I copied a film number for Ribeira das Tainhas

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-14 Thread Eric Gomes
@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Monday, December 09, 2013 12:23 AM *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi group, I have been thinking about my great great grandparents lately. They are Manuel Rodrigues and Isabel Marie ???. They are my grandmother's paternal grandparents. From what I can

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-14 Thread rcapodc
- From: Eric Gomes To: azores@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 12:23 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi group, I have been thinking about my great great grandparents lately. They are Manuel Rodrigues and Isabel Marie

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-14 Thread Cheri Mello
Eric G, The FHCs used to have a feature within their center where you could see which FHC had which film. But I think they nixed that about 10 years ago. If there was a replacement, no one at my FHC told me (at that time. I haven't asked since). I thought only North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-14 Thread luiznoia .
:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi group, I have been thinking about my great great grandparents lately. They are Manuel Rodrigues and Isabel Marie ???. They are my grandmother's paternal grandparents. From what I can gather, both were born in the Azores (not sure where yet.) However

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-14 Thread pico
I can confirm there was heavy emigration from Madeira to Hawaii. Maybe even equal to that of Sao Miguel.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com Original Message It is my understanding that the Hawaiians recruited heavily

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-14 Thread Eric Gomes
Hi Group, I called the Oakland FHC this afternoon before they closed. A friend answered the phone and he told me how to look at their holdings. From the FamilySearch.org Website, you select Search and then Catalog on the next line. A search box opens and you can search by film. Below the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Eric Gomes
Hi group, I have been thinking about my great great grandparents lately. They are Manuel Rodrigues and Isabel Marie ???. They are my grandmother's paternal grandparents. From what I can gather, both were born in the Azores (not sure where yet.) However, there was an age gap of 14 to 16 years

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Gayle Machado
Eric, Any idea when she was naturalized ? Before 1922 (I think) a wife became naturalized automatically if her husband was naturalized. Meaning, there would be no paper trail for the wife. Gayle On Dec 9, 2013, at 12:23 AM, Eric Gomes gomes.ances...@gmail.com wrote: Hi group, I have

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Edward Rodrigues
site you might want to check out 1. http://archives1.dags.hawaii.gov/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?a=pp=aboutc=indextopl=enw=utf-8 (index to Portuguese passenger manifest) 2.

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Gail Elizares
Aloha Eric, What island and what district they were in? Gail E. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Eric Gomes Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 10:24 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi group

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Cheri Mello
Eric G, Yes, it's 1922 for women to naturalize as Gayle M stated. Here's an article about that, written by Marian L. Smith of the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Service - the old INS). http://goo.gl/4vUUxK It also worked in reverse. If an natural born woman married an

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Edward Rodrigues
Eric another good source that could fill in your gaps for your great grandparents could be from the Portuguese Genealogical Historical Society of Hawaii 810 North Vineyard Blvd, Room 11, Honolulu ,Hawaii 96817 telephone (808) 841-5044 They have a computer database of portuguese immigrants to

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Edward Rodrigues
Eric they have a family tree on Ancestry that show your great grandmother name as Isabel Marie Soares but they attached her daughter Pauline Rodrigues Priest 1902-1982 death cert with her maiden name as Estrella On Dec 9, 2013, at 2:23 AM, Eric Gomes wrote: Hi group, I have been thinking

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Shirley Allegre
, 2013 12:23 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi group, I have been thinking about my great great grandparents lately. They are Manuel Rodrigues and Isabel Marie ???. They are my grandmother's paternal grandparents. From what I can gather, both were born in the Azores

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages

2013-12-09 Thread Pam Santos
and Isabel Marie had any siblings? Shirley in CA - Original Message - *From:* Eric Gomes gomes.ances...@gmail.com *To:* azores@googlegroups.com *Sent:* Monday, December 09, 2013 12:23 AM *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Hawaiian Marriages Hi group, I have been thinking about my