Editing Ancient Order of Hibernians (section)

=== 1960s onwards ===
The AOH had 181,000 members in 1965, and 171,000 in 736 local units or "Divisions" in 1979.{{sfn|Schmidt|1980|p=158}}

U.S. Congressman [[Mario Biaggi]] received the Ancient Order of Hibernians Friend of the Irish Award in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Ancient-Order-of-Hibernian-President-issues-statement-on-passing-of-Mario-Biaggi.html|title=Ancient Order of Hibernian president issues statement on passing of Mario Biaggi|date=27 June 2015|website=IrishCentral.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bxtimes.com/assets/pdf/2015_27bxt.pdf|title=Bronx Times Reporter|quotation=Former Bronx Congressman Mario Biaggi dies at 97|page=3|date=9 July 2015|website=Bxtimes.com|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LbWVFCD-JksC&dq=%22Mario+Biaggi%22+Ancient+Order+of+Hibernians+in+%221980%22&pg=PA100|page=100|title=Foreign Assistance for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland : Hearing and Markup Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Its Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East, House of Representatives, Ninety-ninth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4329, March 5 and 6, 1986 · Volume 4|year=1986|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref>

In 1982, in a revival of Hibernianism, the [[Thomas Francis Meagher]] Division No. 1 formed in [[Helena, Montana|Helena]], [[Montana]], dedicated to the principles of the order and to restoring a historically accurate record of [[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]] Meagher's contributions to Montana. Soon after, six additional divisions formed in Montana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helena, Montana: Thomas Francis Meagher Division #1 |url=http://www.hibernian.org/helena/index.html |publisher=Thomas Francis Meagher Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians |access-date=30 October 2017 |archive-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516164822/http://hibernian.org/helena/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Brothers of St. Patrick Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America was established at [[Patrician Brothers|Brothers of St. Patrick]] in [[Midway City, California|Midway City]], California, in 1995.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Epstein |first=Benjamin|date=December 1998 |title=Willkommen! Bienvenuto! However You Say It, If You've Got a Longing for that Old County, Join the Club |journal=[[Orange Coast (magazine)|Orange Coast]] |volume= 24|issue= 12 |location=Newport Beach, California |publisher=Emmis Communications |page=129|issn=0279-0483 |access-date= 26 May 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8f0DAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Midway+City%22&pg=PA129}}</ref> In 1997, the first division in Tennessee, the James Dardis Division No. 1, was formed in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Knoxville Tennessee.]]

In 2002, the [[Bernard Donnelly|Fr. Bernard Donnelly]] Division was established in [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County]], [[Kansas]] dedicated to community service and reintroducing Hibernianism to Kansas.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fr. Bernard Donnelly Division #1, Johnson County, KS |url=https://www.ksaoh.org/ |publisher=Fr. Bernard Donnelly Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians |access-date= 7 May 2022}}</ref> Its name honors the founder of Kansas City's Irish Community, Fr. Bernard Donnelly (c. 1800–1880), an immigrant from [[County Cavan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Father Bernard Donnelly (circa 1800–1880), Roman Catholic Priest |url=https://kchistory.org/document/biography-father-bernard-donnelly-circa-1800-1880-roman-catholic-priest |publisher=Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections |access-date= 7 May 2022}}</ref>

In 2013, The Ancient Order of Hibernians raised and distributed over $200,000 to aid victims of [[Hurricane Sandy]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Steinmuller |first=Linda |date=18 April 2013 |title=National Hibernians Lend a Hand to Local Divisions |url=http://www.canarsiecourier.com/news/2013-04-18/Other_News/National_Hibernians_Lend_A_Hand_To_Local_Divisions.html |newspaper=Canarsie Courier |location=New York |access-date=30 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107022711/http://www.canarsiecourier.com/news/2013-04-18/Other_News/National_Hibernians_Lend_A_Hand_To_Local_Divisions.html |archive-date=7 November 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, the AOH called for a boycott of the retailer [[Spencer Gifts|Spencer's]] for selling products the AOH says promote anti-Irish stereotypes and irresponsible drinking.<ref>{{cite web |last=O'Shea |first=James |date=22 February 2014 |title=Massive Irish American Effort to End Insulting St. Patrick's Day Gifts |url=http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/National-Irish-effort-to-end-insulting-St-Patricks-Day-gifts-.html |website=IrishCentral |access-date=30 October 2017 |archive-date=27 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427155232/http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/National-Irish-effort-to-end-insulting-St-Patricks-Day-gifts-.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On 10 May 2014 a memorial to [[John Barry (naval officer)|John Barry]], an immigrant to the US from Wexford who was a naval commander of the American Revolution and who holds commission number one in the subsequent U.S. Navy, was dedicated on the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. The memorial and associated "Barry Gate" was presented to the academy by the members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2014 |title=My Time: Naval Academy Dedicates New John Barry Memorial |url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/cg2-arc-3be15e07-80a0-50fc-94b9-2a98903e85a9-20140608-story.html |newspaper=Capital Gazette |location=Annapolis, Maryland |publisher=Baltimore Sun Media Group |access-date=30 October 2017 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107020837/http://www.capitalgazette.com/cg2-arc-3be15e07-80a0-50fc-94b9-2a98903e85a9-20140608-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 17 August 2017, the John Fitzgerald Division was chartered in [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]. On 23 April 2019, the first division in Arizona, No. 1, was formed in [[Phoenix, Arizona]]. The division was formed on the grounds of the Irish Cultural Center.