Next Meeting - September 17 – Kells Restaurant 112 SW Second Ave – Six P.M.
Guest Speaker – Steve Law, author of Peddlers of Hate – How the Ku Klux Klan Seized Power in 1920s Oregon – Seven P.M.
How that happened has become a “hot topic” a century after private schools were almost shut down in Oregon by order of the electorate. Steve Law, a diligent journalist with the work ethic of ten men, assembles the story in his first book: Peddlers of Hate – How the Ku Klux Klan Seized Power in 1920s Oregon. He’s already spoken to packed houses in Ashland and at Powell’s Books on Burnside. There have been several reviews published. All are positive, and all note how remarkable it is that most Oregonians are unaware of this chapter in the state’s history.
NEW - Steve Law talks with the PDX HI about how the Klan conquered Oregon for a few years.
WHAT: 28th Annual Portland Hibernian St. Patrick's Day Banquet
WHEN: Saturday, March 7. Six P.M.
WHERE: Kells Irish Resaurant & Pub (Upstairs) 112 SW Second Ave, Downtown Portland
HOW MUCH: Adults $55 Kids $35
DINING: Kells Cassic Corned Beef and Cabbage Buffet (With vegan options)
DANCING; Yeates Academy Dancers
RAFFLE: Fine Irish Prizes
Steve Law at Portland Hibernian Society Meeting
Author of Peddlers of Hate - How the Ku Klux Klan seized power in Oregon in the 1920s.
No Host dinner - Kells Restaurant 112 Sw Second Ace Portland - Six P.M.
Presentation at Seven P.M.
All are welcome.
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Portland Hibernian Society Meeting - Literary Event
The November 20 meeting of the Portland Hibernian Society will be about books. Portland Hibernian Society steering committee scholar Ed Curtin will tell us about his literary initiative to bring to your attention Irish books worth reading. Bring your own recommendations to the November meeting and tell us what you liked about them.
Portland Hibernian Society Meeting: Open to All
There are few traditions and rituals from Ireland more embedded in America’s calendar of celebrations than Halloween. Or Samhain, as our ancestor’s ancestors called the day that marked the end of the Celtic year, the conclusion of the harvest, the arrival of winter.
Belated Bloomsday
This year’s Portland Hibernian Society Bloomsday observance will take place Thursday, June 20 at Kells Restaurant. Read on for a few details.
Portland Hibernian Society Meeting: Open to All
Come to our February meeting at Kells Restaurant and hear the story of Stephen J, McCormick. Portland Mayor 1859.
Local Irish Unity
Information about plans to celebrate Saint Brigid will be shared at The Portland Hibernian Society meeting on Jan. 18 at Kells.
Oregon Potato Famine Memorial 15th Anniversary
On Wednesday, December 13, the Portland Hibernian Society will host a ceremony commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the dedication of the Oregon Potato Famine Memorial. All are welcome to join us at 11 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Cemetery (333 SW Skyline Blvd.) for a procession to the Cross followed by a blessing, piping, song and poetry.
Literary Reading featuring Gemma Whelan, Frank Holt, Daniel J. Curran and Dan Holden
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Ireland and the Irish diaspora are known for punching above their weight, especially when it comes to the production of writers. Very seldom is there not an Irish name on the best seller and year-end award lists. Portland has its own fine Irish writers. Hibernians Dan Holden and Daniel Curran along with Gemma Whelan and Frank Holt will read from their works at a special Night of Irish Writers being put together by Mike Phillips, who will add a musical element to the evening.