1432 Goncalo Velho discovers the island of Santa Maria 1439 First known letter to document the existence of the Azores Islands (mentioning only seven islands not nine) 1439 First settlers come from the Algarve and other regions of Portugal 1443-44 The Portuguese discover the Island of Sao Miguel. Portuguese colonists inhabit the island. 1444 Volcanic…
Author: Melody Lassalle
Genealogist and writer. Creator of the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogy and Heritage website, yourislandroutes.com
The Moms in my Tree
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms! I was thinking about my family tree and the moms that fill it’s leaves and support it’s branches. There are women of such strength and character. Women who lost children, lost husbands, lost homes…they survived what life threw at them…most of them worked to help put food on…
Falling in love with Evernote
Until I rooted my Nook Color, I didn’t really give much thought to the conversations and blog posted swirling around me about Evernote. I couldn’t really see what the hubbub was about. Then, last week, I rooted my NC (meaning, I got a memory card that makes it a fully functioning Android tablet). I noticed…
Basic Portuguese Lesson One
Have you ever wished you knew some Portuguese just to get a feel for how your ancestors sounded? Perhaps you’d like a little more familiarity for translating Portuguese records. There is a nice little tutorial with basic phrases on YouTube. There are 12 lessons in all covering common words, colors, numbers, etc. The lessons are…
Unukupukupu Halau Hula Performance
The Library of Congress has added a new entry to it’s it’s YouTube collection. This video is a traditional hula performance from the Hula School of the Community College of Hilo, Hawaii. The presentation is an hour and ten minutes long. Enjoy this performance of traditional dancers…