The LAOH National Board will be honoring the role Irish American women played in shaping our country. Attached is their first newsletter to celebrate America 250. We hope you enjoy a little Irish History.
September 16th BIG E - HOLYOKE DAY! Those wishing to join the fun meet at Gate 1 at 5pm. Parade kicks off at 6pm and lasts about 1/2 hour. Refer to the Calendar of Events for some tips on parking. Any questions contact Peter Hogan 413.330.6635
September 18th - join a few AOH Celebrity Bartenders at the John Boyle O'Reilly Club to benefit Lorraine's Soup Kitchen & Pantry 6-8pm. See attached flyer.
LAOH will be preparing PB&J sandwiches for Kate's Kitchen Saturday, October 4th at 10am. All are welcomed – 25 Roland Street, Holyoke. Contact Rosalie Pratt at 413.532.1677 if you have questions.
October 9th - AOH Membership Drive at Irish Cultural Center, 429 Morgan Rd, West Springfield. If you know prospective members, encourage them to stop by 5pm - 8pm.
LAOH announces their 2025 Irish History Contest for grades 6-8 (Level 1) and 9-12 (Level 2). Topic this year is "How the Irish affected the outcome of the American Revolution". Entries must be submitted by October 30, 2025. Contact Noranne Duquette, MA State President, and Division 2 Historian, at masspresidentlaoh@gmail.com. See attatched flyer, announcement letter for parents/teachers, and Contest Rules.
Clothing & Food Drive - sponsored by AOH/LAOH & PNCU Insurance Services. Support Kate's Kitchen - refer to the attached flyer for items to donate. Drop location PNCU 270 Westfield Rd, Holyoke through December 1st. Donate and enter to win a raffle basket. See Press Release.
2026 March calendars are now available: Only $10 each. Daily drawing for cash prizes. Contact Peter Hogan @ 330.6635 / pjhogan71@gmail.com for orders.
Thank you to all who supported the AOH/LAOH Summer Picnic at Hamel's Summit View Pavillion. We hope the Scholarship recipients enjoyed their day. Great music, great food, great time. Hope to see you all again next year. Hibernians of Hampden & Hampshire Counties host annual picnic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHfYbm2SHwQ&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzv
Except for Monday holidays: AOH and LAOH meetings are the first Monday of the month 6:00 p.m. for the LAOH and 7:00 p.m. for the men. There are no meetings in July and August - see you in September. Enjoy your summer. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the next meeting will be Monday, September 8th.
Applications for the 2025 Maurice A. Donahue Memorial Scholarship are no longer being accepted. Please check back in April 2026. The 2025 scholarships will be awarded at the AOH/LAOH Summer Picnic at The Summit View, Holyoke. Congratulations to Maela Allen, Riley Mary Allen, Emma Kelly and Peter Pluta. Read more about them on the Scholarship page.
Congratulations to our LAOH Division-2 Historian, Noranne Duquette who was unanimously voted State President at the recent State Convention. Thank you Barbara Twohig for your 3-year service as LAOH State President.
Mother's Day raffle was won by Annette Stark. I'm sure Annette and her guests enjoyed a delicious brunch, complements of Delaney House. Congratulations to Annette!
Congratulations to the 2025 AOH Man of the Year Dan Murphy, the LAOH Woman of the Year Cheryl Dupont, and the Christian Charity award winner Owen Donohue. Click to review The Sun on-line article, and the Springfield Republican.
If you purchased a 150th Anniversary book to celebrate Holyoke's birthday, some articles were left out when printing. These links have been provided so you can add them as inserts to your book. 150th Anniversary Supplement; Holyoke Sun Congratulates Holyoke; Original article submitted; actual Sunday Republican June 2nd article.
Read about the History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
AOH_LAOH announce Membership Drive. Contact AOH Fran Hennessey (413.785.5687), AOH President Joe O'Connor or LAOH President Mary O'Connor if you have candidates or need more information. Applications for membership are always availabe on the Membership page.