The Portuguese Union of the State of California, also known as the Supreme Council of Union of Portuguese established in California, is a benevolent society set up to provide insurance benefits to the surviving spouses, children, or parents of its members.

"The segment of the Mormon migration which came by water to California's shores has been by-passed by many writers of history, particularly by writers of church history. This was a church-sponsored (but not financed) plan to move the Atlantic seaboard members to the Upper-California," which included the Great Basin, where they hoped a new Zion might be established.". "These exiled Mormons chartered a cargo ship, the Brooklyn, and sailed from New...

A collection of biographies of 675 individuals who influenced developments in Alaska (Russian America) before 1867, including ordinary Russians, sovereigns, high court officials, British, French, Spanish and American seafarers, Finlanders and natives. Includes map and photographs.