I hope all are enjoying the great weather this Labor Day weekend. As the unofficial end to summer, it’s a great way to wrap it up, and in a year that had too many ‘bad news’ communications, it’s good to have had a period of quiet. However, it is important for the Division to get back to the business of the Order: Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity. To that end, we will have our next … [Read More...] about September 2020 President’s Message
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Check Your Emails, Tomorrow Nights Meeting Details
As noted in our newsletter, Friday, September 18, is our next division meeting. Because of room capacity … [More...] about Check Your Emails, Tomorrow Nights Meeting Details
Pot O’Gold Update
The Pot O’ Gold has become more than just a raffle. For many, the drawing is secondary to the two parties. And … [More...] about Pot O’Gold Update
Division Meeting, September 18
Our next division meeting is Friday, September 18 at 8:00pm. We will be closing the pub before the meeting, … [More...] about Division Meeting, September 18
History
After 175 Years, It Is Time for the Real Story of the “Irish Famine.”*
On 13 September 1845, the British Newspaper “The Gardeners’ Chronicle announced: “We stop the press with very great regret to announce that the potato murrain has unequivocally declared itself in Ireland. The crops about Dublin are suddenly perishing….where will Ireland be in the event of a universal potato rot?” That simple paragraph ushered in five […]
“If They Get the Flag, They’ll Get Old Mike”
From a rise of land known as Chin Ridge, the men of the 75th Ohio saw a sight that must have made their blood run cold. They were part of Union General John Pope’s Army of Virginia (not to be confused with the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia), which had in the Summer of 1862 […]