Some immigration paths are linear. Many of my Azoreans relatives left for Hawaii or Massachusetts between 1880 and 1900. Once they migrated, they made their new country their home. End of story. But one of my Azorean relatives took a more indirect route to the United States. And, if the records are to be trusted,…
Tag: Immigration
52 Ancestors: A Branch Of My French Tree In Spain
A few years ago, I found a Casaux/Lacrouts family tree on MyHeritage which I believed was related to me. Unfortunately, the tree was private and I got no response to my PM. I found a snippet of this tree and it intrigued me because it lead from France to Spain. My French ancestors all lived…
That’s Old News: Inspector General Of Immigration Report June-September 1887
In browsing the old Hawaiian newspapers, I came across some interesting statistics. The Inspector General of Immigration, C.N. Spencer, visited various sugar plantations quarterly and reported on how many immigrants were on each plantation, and which nationality the plantation owner preferred. I assume that as bringing laborers to Hawaii was costly, the plantation owners were…
New York Times Migration Map
The New York Times has created a nifty map. It shows migrations within the United States in 1900, 1950, and 2012. New Insights into Migration Patterns I love these little insights into the world. It is especially interesting when we can compare o a time when our ancestors were in a certain place at a…
Why Did The S.S. Hansa Carrying Azorean Sugar Contract Laborers Heading for Hawaii Run into Problems in Portugal?
I thought I understood the migration trail the Azorean sugar plantation contract workers took to Hawaii: Azores to South America to San Francisco to Hawaii. After reading an old newspaper article about the voyage of the S.S. Hansa in 1882, the ship my Pacheco ancestors were on, I found that I was wrong. I expected…