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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...

4 born in Sparta - Hawaii, World War I Service Records 1917-1919

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FamilySearch.org has a new FREE database titled "Hawaii, World War I Service Records, 1917-1919" that includes 4 people born in Sparta, Greece. World War I Service Records for Hawaii WWI veterans who served in 1917-1919. Congress ordered that a service record for each person serving in 1917-1918 be created and provided to the Adjutant General of each state. That record consisted of a card that contained information abstracted from the service record of each veteran. Clerks in the War Department and Navy Department executed the work. Digital capture of the original records are located at the Hawaii State Archives. What Can These Records Tell Me? Name of service member Serial number Birth place Race When inducted Organizations Military grade Wounds received in action If served overseas Date of discharge If disabled