G3.0 Uke History

Like with all the cards, the title and writing is on the back of the card:

“Ukulele History”

A small instrument called the machete developed in the Madeira Islands of Portugal was brought to Hawaii in the late 1800's by Portuguese immigrants. They moved to Hawaii to work in the sugar cane fields, and became the 1st makers of the Hawaiian "ukulele". Ukulele translates into jumping flea. One story is because the fast fingers looked like jumping fleas on the fingerboard. King Kalakaua loved the instrument and promoted its use in royal functions to re-ignite interest in Hawaiian culture.

The ukulele made an impression at the Panama Pacific Int'l Expo in San Francisco in 1915. US companies began making 'ukes', and their popularity rose, as they became an icon of the jazz age. They were not widely used between the 1930's and 1990's in the US, after which they made a popular come back. Canada was the 1st country (after Hawaii) to use ukuleles in school programs.

This Print comes as 4 by 6  Note Cards with envelopes and as 16 in. by 20 in. matted prints.