Presenting a check to Sr. Patricia Fisher, principal of St. Joseph’s Academy in Adrian, and April McCaskey, principal of Sacred Heart School in Hudson, was Patrick Maguire, left, president of the AOH Adrian Division, and Tom Brennan, AOH division officer. St. Joseph Academy and Sacred Heart School are the only Catholic schools in Lenawee County, [...]

The AOH in the great State of Michigan continues to engage in various fund raising activities while taking full advantage of the warm sunny weather. As one might expect, the activities consist of picnics and golf outings. The State’s oldest continuously operating Division, the Fr. John Whalen McGee Division in Grand Rapids, held their annual [...]

Michigan held its 78th Biennial State Convention in Brighton, on Saturday, May 20, 2011.  Hosted by the States newest AOH Division, the Tom Kelly Division and co-hosted by the LAOH Sarah Regan Division of Livingston County. The gathering convened at the American Spirit Centre beginning with an ice breaker on Friday evening. The Convention was [...]

Terry Collins Receives Hibernian of the Year Award Terry Collins of Adrian, a member of the Lenawee County St. Patrick Division recently received a plaque from Division President, Patrick Maguire, for his achievements in the AOH and serving the Adrian community as its Chief of Police. The proclamation read in part that “Terry Collins, a [...]

Michigan’s Kelly Division golf outing raises $16,250 for Hospice of Livingston County The newest AOH Division in the State, the AOH Tom (Jack) Kelly Division, is barely six years old and has already established itself as a leader in charitable donations among the 14 AOH Divisions in Michigan.  Again this year, thanks to the Members [...]

Michigan Remembers An Gorta Mor The Brothers and Sisters of the Order gathered on the grounds of the Shrine of Saint Joseph, along the old Chicago toll road, in the Irish Hills region of Michigan, on May 16th, to remember An Gorta Mor. The Shrine is the location of the impressive memorial erected by the [...]

There are seven Divisions in the State of Michigan with the oldest and largest being the Stephen J. Walsh Division, located in Detroit.  Being in the city of Detroit presents many opportunities to interact with the poor, intercity schools and parishes.  The Walsh Division sponsors many fund-raisers throughout the year at their own Hibernian Hall [...]