The deadline to apply for the New York AOH State Board and AOH Division 3 scholarship is one week away: Friday, February 26. There is one common application and one standard test for both scholarships. The State Board gives out one award of $3,000 while the Division gives out ten scholarships totaling $10,000 to the top applicants from Division 3.The link to the application is … [Read More...] about The NYS and AOH Division 3 Scholarship Deadline is Approaching February 26
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President’s Message
February 2021 President’s Message
We hope you and your family have been keeping well. When our last newsletter went out, we were thinking that this has been such a weak winter – what a difference four weeks make! Our next division meeting will be held virtually this Thursday, February 25 at 7:30pm. See mail for a link to the meeting and instructions. It’s been a relatively quiet month. Unfortunately, we did hear the … [Read More...] about February 2021 President’s Message
News
AOH Charity: Lighting A Candle Rather than Cursing the Darkness
One of the three pillars of our motto is “Christian Charity” andthat is needed now more than ever. Despite the … [More...] about AOH Charity: Lighting A Candle Rather than Cursing the Darkness
Thank You to All Who Supported Our Christmas Drive-Through
Even in these dark days of pandemic, the light of Christmas continues to burn bright in Pearl River. One … [More...] about Thank You to All Who Supported Our Christmas Drive-Through
The Passing of Gene Flood
Brothers, It is with deep regret that I write to let everyone know that our brother, Gene Flood, passed … [More...] about The Passing of Gene Flood
History
Nellie Bly
There was a time when mouse clicks and tweets did not drive reporters; they actually went out, sometimes at great personal peril, to find the news. One such reporter and a pioneer of investigative journalism was Irish American Nellie Bly.
A Historical Reflection in the Year of Covid
The end of a year is a time of reflection and evaluation, and so we should ask why we have a history lesson at every meeting and in every newsletter? One can argue that the history of Ireland and Irish America is often sad; a story of a people who were conquered, oppressed, driven from […]