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
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.