Welcome to the L.A.O.H Division 11

Who are We?

A Sisterhood of Irish and Irish-American, Catholic Women, The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians is a National organization officially recognized in Omaha, Nebraska in 1894 as the “Daughters of Erin.”

It is felt that the Ancient Order of Hibernians had always had women as a support group, but due to the “Secret” societal aspect of the Order, the men chose not to acknowledge the women. However, being of the “Matriarchal” heritage that is ours, the women sought their own identity and finally at the National Convention in Omaha, Nebraska in May 1894 the men relented and allowed the formation of the “Daughters of Erin.”

In 1906, the name was changed to “Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America”. In 1984, the Ladies voted to change their name to “The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians.” In 2004 we have been officially incorporated on our own as Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, Inc.

The Ladies AOH has changed in many ways over the decades but still we hold true to our MOTTO of “Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity. We are pledged to God and Country. The primary purpose of the Ladies AOH was to protect young immigrant Irish girls coming to the United States, to assist them in securing employment, to give them the opportunity to be with their own kind, and to keep them from becoming homesick and discouraged.

The Preamble of our Constitution states that the intent and purpose of the Ladies is to promote Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity among its members; assisting the people of Ireland to establish an Irish Republic which shall include the 32 counties of Ireland, aiding the aged, sick, blind and infirm members and for the legitimate expense of the Ladies, including Missions work and Catholic Action. The Ladies also foster the ideals and perpetuate the history and traditions of the Irish people and promote Irish culture. Our Patron Saint is Saint Brigid of Ireland.

There are two addresses that will bring you to this site:   www.laohdiv11.com and www.laohdiv11.org.  It doesn’t matter which you use, either will bring you here. It should be noted that email addresses for this site use the .org extension.

To visit us on Facebook, please click on the link to go to the LAOH Division 11 Facebook Fan Page.

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2019 SAVE THE DATE MASQUERADE CHARITY BALL

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LAOH Division 11 Crystal Extravaganza Fundraiser

ONLY 500 Tickets Sold

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Congratulations to our sister Maggie Cloonan! Pittsburgh St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2018 Gran Marshal

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The Handing Over the Gavel

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We as Division 11 membership want to thank our Past President Shirley Sestric for her years of Leadership! Also we would like to welcome our incoming Division 11 President Margaret (Peggy) Cooney 2018-2020

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Congratulations to our sister Maggie Cloonan for receiving the PA State LAOH highest honor award

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In Memory of our sister Lynn Snatchko

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  SNATCHKO BARBARA “LYNN” (CONLON) Age 70, of Sheraden, passed on Thursday, May 4, 2017. Beloved wife of James Snatchko; loving mother of Tim (Becky) Snatchko and Shannon (David) Calabria; dear sister of Tim (Nancy) Conlon and the late Regis … Continue reading

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LAOH Div 11 4th Annual Masquerade Charity Ball

LAOH Div 11 4th Annual Masquerade Charity Ball October 14, 2017

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March 2017 Division Pictures

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2016 3rd Annual Charity Masquerade Ball

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2016 LAOH Div 11 & AOH Div 9 Christmas Party

Christmas Party

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