Keywords: Ad - Jose Do Espirito Guitar.jpg en An ad for one of the inventors of the ukulele The first group of Portuguese immigrants to Hawaii invented the ukulele after they arrived in August 1879 via the SS Ravenscrag That ship included cabinet makers from Madeira Island who brought the Medeiran machete In their new country ukulele inventors Manuel Nunes José do Espírito Santo and Augusto Dias developed the ukulele and the Hawaiians adopted it ukulele means jumping flea in Hawaiian Text Jose Do Espirito Santo Guitar Maker Taro-patch and ukulele guitars Made of Hawaiian woods Reasonable prices From the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library https //www flickr com/photos/uhmlibrary/ Hawaii Digital Newspaper Project https //hdnpblog wordpress com/ 1895-09-10 www chroniclingamerica com Chronicling America Sponsors U S Library of Congress and National Endowment for the Arts Evening bulletin Sept 10 1895 Page 5 http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/lccn/sn82016413/1895-09-10/ed-1/seq-5/ Evening bulletin Sept 10 1895 Page 5 http //chroniclingamerica loc gov/lccn/sn82016413/1895-09-10/ed-1/seq-5/ other versions PD-old-70-1923 Ukulele 1895 advertisements in the United States Hawaiian guitars Koa wood instruments Portuguese immigration to Hawaii Newspaper advertising |