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Article - From Sparta to Spencer Street: [First] Greek Women in Hawaii

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  The article "From Sparta to Spencer Street:  Greek Women in Hawaii" by Helen Geracimos Chapin, published in the Hawaiian Journal of History, Vol. 13, 1979; p. 136-156.  It includes the names of 60 Greek people associated with the subject women.  See below for the complete list of names.   COMPLETE ARTICLE AVAILABLE FOR FREE AT THE HAWAIIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE:  https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/c8d4f779-9e96-4bb0-b7ec-7dfcfd8c9a08/content   Excerpt from article: "In Hawai'i between 1879 and World War II, approximately eighty-five male pioneers, chiefly from the Sparta area in the Peloponnesus, settled on O'ahu and the island of Hawai'i. Between 1903 and 1939, twelve Greek born women came to live here. There has been a fresh infusion of new first generation immigrants since 1945, and a number of these have been women who have joined the primary group. In addition, several hundred second and third generation...

ADDED - 1,509 born in Greece - Naturalization Records for Georgia added to Family Search

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  SEARCH FOR FREE - Just added on Sept 16, 2024 to FamilySearch  https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/5000217 Naturalization Records with images for the state of Georgia includes 1,509 people born in Greece. This collection includes records such as Petitions for Naturalization, Declarations of Intention, Oaths of Allegiance, and Military Petitions filed in the United States District and Circuit Courts of Georgia from 1790 to 1940. Original records are housed at the National Archives and Records Administration Branch in East Point, Georgia. This collection is associated with NARA Microfilm Publication M1547.

1,041 born in Greece - Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962

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  FamilySearch.org has a FREE database titled " Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962 ".  It includes 1,041 people born in Greece and 181 born in Turkey . This publication contains naturalization records from United States District and Circuit Courts for the state of Minnesota. The collections are from Record Group 21 Records of the District Courts of the United States and are from the National Archives Branch in Kansas City, Missouri. United States District Court First Division. Winona. Naturalizations, 1896-1924 First Division Administrative History Note NARA Second Division. Mankato. Declarations of intention, 1906-1940; Naturalizations, 1897-1944 Second Division Administrative History Note NARA Third Division. St. Paul. Declarations of intention, 1872-1955; Naturalizations, 1859-1954 Third Division Administrative History Note NARA Fourth Division. Minneapolis. Declarations of intention, 1906-1962 Fourth Division Administrative History Note NARA Sixth Di...