Monsignor Lawrence E. Giblin Division One
Broome County, NY - March 2025

​ CORPORATION N EWS

•   Thanks to all who supported the Hall during our St. Patrick's events. Special thanks to Diane Durgin and the kitchen volunteers who worked hard preparing , selling the food, and cleaning the kitchen.Thanks also to Cookie Luke for ensuring the Hall was ready for the many music, St. Patrick's, and funeral events.
  Corporation President Bill Burke.
  

​ AOH FINANCIAL NEWS

The 2025 AOH membership cards will be arriving shortly. We’d appreciate you paying your dues at your earliest convenience. The dues are $40.00. Drop off or mail your payment to: AOH Hall, 148 Main St., Binghamton, NY 13905. Attn: Mark Kadlecik. If you have an address change, please let us know. It’s the only way we can keep our records straight and ensure you’ll get all the mailings.

 IRISH HISTORY

IRISH HISTORY -    The Irish American Connection:

  The Irish/American connection goes back to the very beginning of the United States. Did you know that the most famous house in America, the one where you can only get a four year lease, is a great example? Yes, this famous residence, this great symbol of the free world, was designed by an Irish immigrant by the name of James Hoban. 
  Hoban was born around 1760. He was the son of a tenant farmer and grew up on a Baron’s huge estate in Kilkenny, Ireland. On the estate, James was educated as a skilled carpenter and wheelmaker. In 1780 the Dublin Society school of architectural drawing offered scholarships to poor students who displayed great talent. Despite the status of Hoban’s family, he was given a scholarship. At the school, Hoban, one notice for his skills and after graduation was employed as an apprentice. He soon became an architect.
  In 1785 the ambitious architect moved to the U.S. to seek out success and found it. By 1787 his style of architecture began to appear among the prominent buildings of Charleston, South Carolina. It was here that, by chance, he was introduced to George Washington. Washington must have been impressed because in 1792 he invited Hoban to submit drawings for the presidential residence. Hoban’s design was selected. Hoban then moved to the bare and dusty city of Washington and spent the next eight years overseeing the construction of the building. However, Washington never lived there. His successor, John Adams, was the first to reside there as has every president since.
  Hoban‘s efforts did not end at the White House. When the British burned the White House in the war of 1812, Hoban oversaw its reconstruction. He also presided over the completion of the treasury, war department, and the U.S. Capitol buildings. Beyond architecture, he also became one of the first prominent Catholics in the new country. He helped fund Catholic institutions such as Georgetown University. He established schools and founded The Society of the Sons of Erin, which helped Irish workers find housing, food, and medicine. As a politician, he gave voice to immigrants and promoted the abolition of slavery. Hoban lived in Washington until his death in 1841.
  The story of James Hoban is a lesson about the historic Irish/American connection. It can also be seen as a reminder that one should never forget where you are from or who you are. Or maybe it teaches that when you give the Irish a chance, you never know what they will accomplish. 
- Bill Burke. 
Sources: Architectural Digest, J. Hoban “The Man Who Built the Whitehouse”, by E. Fedderly, 3.1.21/ James Hoban, EPIC, The Irish Emigration Museum/The Remarkable Construction of the White House, YouTube. 

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 Parade Committee.

Parade Day 2026 is March 7, 2026

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS

  Membership in the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc. is confined to men 16 years and older who are practicing Roman Catholics of Irish birth or descent and who are citizens of United States of America or who have declared their intentions to become citizens of the United States of America.

Associate memberships are also available to those who do not meet the aforementioned qualification.

It is a standing rule that Applications for Membership that languish without action for longer than 6 months are discarded.

Notifications for induction dates and times, through the Shamrock Degree, are sent to all applicants.
Those who have applied prior to this 6 month period, and are serious about joining the A.O.H., need to reapply for admission and make arrangements to attend a Shamrock Degree ceremony within the next six month.

Those interested in membership must stop into the Hall to submit an application as they must have an active member sponsor them and sign the form.

Please check the Bartender Schedule page here for days and times the hall is open.

2024 Event Pictures, click here.