Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
Summer’s fading, the leaves are turning, and the calendar whispers: IT'S SIX MONTHS TO ST. PATRICK"S DAY! Time to tune up the music and the friendships. Join us Saturday, Sept 13 upstairs at the Hibernian House for live music and good company. We’ll run a 50/50 to fund scholarships in memory of our young Brother Ciaran Green, taken from us far too soon. Let’s honor … [Read more...] about Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day
Traditional Music at Hibernian House
President Message for June
What a strange seven weeks it’s been. First, we consolidated our April and May meetings to an early May meeting, then our initial date for the Golf Outing was rained out (not to mention it seems to have rained every other day since!). So, our normal spring cadence has been thrown off. We’ll be getting back on track with our next meeting being this Friday, June 13th, at 8pm, … [Read more...] about President Message for June
Before the U.S. Navy, There Was O’Brien
Jeremiah O'Brien was born in 1744 in Kittery, in the district of Massachusetts that would later form the state of Maine, the eldest of six sons of Morris and Mary O'Brien—Irish Catholic immigrants from County Cork. In 1765, the family moved to Machias, a frontier settlement on the Maine coast. There, the O'Briens established a sawmill operation along the Machias River. There, … [Read more...] about Before the U.S. Navy, There Was O’Brien