A Thesis Entitled the History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians And
A Thesis Entitled The History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians in Ohio: A Comparative Analysis by Nicole M. Creech Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts in History ____________________________________ Adviser: Dr. Diane F. Britton ____________________________________ Graduate School The University of Toledo May 2005 Acknowledgements I wish to thank the following people for their assistance and guidance with this project. Without their help, this project would not have been possible: the University of Toledo, the History Department, Dr. Diane F. Britton, Dr. Charles Glaab, Dr. Seamus Metress, Dr. Ruth Herndon, Dr. William O’Neal, Dr. Glenn Ames, Debbie MacDonald, Richard Quinn and family, J. Michael Finn and family, Dr. Thomas O’Mahoney and family, Ann Dollman, Mary Ann Buckley, Sister Ann McManus, Joe Casey, Maury Collins, Cindee Case, Marilyn Madigan, Matt Cassidy, Tricia Cassidy, Sarah Miller, Jenny Oberlin, Debbie Mariniski, Jill Nussel, Michael Brooks, Collins & MacThomais of the 1916 Easter Rising walking tour in Dublin, Ireland, the O’Connor family of Dublin, Ireland, Madden family of Cork, Ireland, Ohio state board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, Ohio state board of the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, and the Lucas County AOH and LAOH boards. I wish to thank my parents, brothers, grandparents, and Andy for all of their love and support during the past year and a half while I worked on this project. This project is dedicated in memory of my great-great-great-great grandparents, John R. and Mary Fagan who emigrated from Ireland in 1848 during the height of An Gorta Mor.
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