Ancient Order of Hibernians of Sacramento County minutes, 1872-1881

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Title:: Ancient Order of Hibernians of Sacramento County minutes
Dates:: 1872-1881
Abstract:: The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), an Irish Catholic fraternal organization, first established a division in Sacramento County in 1870. This bound volume is comprised of minutes of the Board of Directors of the AOH of Sacramento County, covering all divisions and dating from 1872 to 1881.
Extent:: 1 Volumes 67 Pages
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Ancient Order of Hibernians of Sacramento County minutes, MC 63, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Scope and content:: The collection is comprised of a single bound volume of minutes from the Board of Directors for the Sacramento County Ancient Order of Hibernians from 1872 to 1881. Most minutes concern membership and list new members brought to the board for approval from both Division No. 1 and Division No. 2, giving for each prospective member his name, age, occupation and current member who could provide a reference.
Biographical / historical:: The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), an Irish Catholic organization, was first established in New York in 1836. The fraternity established the Division No. 1 in Sacramento County on March 1, 1870, and Division No. 2 shortly thereafter. It was one of several Irish societies in the Sacramento area established around that time and was primarily a mutual benevolent society for Irish immigrants. The Board of Directors of the AOH of Sacramento County governed both Sacramento divisions and held monthly meetings at Fraternity Hall in the Odd Fellows temple at the corner of K and Ninth Streets in 1872.
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Collection Guide Author:: Amanda G. DeWilde
Date Prepared:: Copyright 2018
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-07-28 10:37:04 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Ancient Order of Hibernians of Sacramento County minutes, MC 63, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:: Sacramento Public Library - Sacramento Room

828 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814, US