Commodore Barry Appeal Fundraiser

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 06:35

Brothers and Sisters

We are asking AOH/LAOH Divisions to assemble and donate a basket to auction at the Commodore Barry Appeal Fundraiser.
Being held: Commodore Barry Club (Irish Center) in Philadelphia on Sunday May 27th starting at 2PM.

Not able to attend we are asking you to make a donation with all checks being made out to:
Hibernian Charity with Barry Project in the memo section
mail to AOH Barry Project 7229 Tulip St Phila PA 19135

Other events being held earlier in the day:
Mass at Old St Mary's ( 4th & Locust St.) at 11 AM that morning in memory of Commodore Barry a brief ceremony afterward at his grave behind the church.

Thank you for your support and with your help we will have this project finished by the end of 2012.

Joseph Fox - President
AOH Phila. County Board President

Support for Duffy's Cut Project

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 06:33

Your support is needed for the continuation of a project to recover the remains of 50 Irish immigrants who in 1832 were ignominiously buried in a mass grave close to the railroad track that their brief lives in this country had been dedicated to building.

The site is known as “Duffy’s Cut” and it lies in the wooded hills approximately 30 miles west of Philadelphia. To date, seven of the original 57 bodies left at this site have been recovered and their remains provided a measure of dignity through proper burial.

The campaign to recover the bodies of the fifty men is nearing a successful conclusion. However, Amtrak has some concerns in the removal of the remaining bodies but the volunteer citizens group dedicated to this project have civil engineers who they believe can address these concerns.

Please sign the petition to support a workable solution so that recovery can continue by clicking the "Duffy's Cut project" link in the upper right section of our web page.

Chaplains:

 Fr Joseph Howarth

Sentinel:

  Sean Gallagher