LG’s Buscha Installed as Freedom For All Ireland Officer, Irish History Contest Deadline is Dec. 17

Dr. Connie Buscha of La Grange was installed recently as the Freedom for All Ireland (FFAI) officer for Texas’ Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH). A member of LAOH Division No. 1 Golden Rose, Queen of Ireland, she proudly continuing her first-generation American-Irish grandmother’s legacy of membership and service.

Dr. Buscha comments, “Growing up Irish Catholic in Houston, I have wonderful memories of my extended family’s participation in Irish heritage events. There was always abundant faith, fellowship, Irish pride, and happy times. There was, of course, Guinness and Jameson, too! My grandmother didn’t drink, but she always seemed to win the whiskey wagon raffles.”

The LAOH is a sororal organization of American-Irish Catholic women whose motto is “Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity.” In its 127-year history in the U.S., the LAOH has and continues to support and advance social justice in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland as well as the U.S. For more information, please visit https://laohaustin.org/membership or call Connie at (512) 569-2095.

The 2021-2022 LAOH Irish History Contest promotes learning about Irish History. Level 1 is for students in grades 6, 7, or 8 and Level 2 is for students in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12. Students submit entries in written format, PowerPoint presentation, or Documentary film on the topic “The 40th Anniversary of the Hunger Strike 1981: What was the impact on Irish History?” Submitters are not required to be affiliated with a LAOH member nor even of Irish heritage. Monetary awards are made in each division at both the local and national LAOH levels. The deadline is Dec. 17, 2021. For more information, please e-mail: LAOHGoldenRose@gmail.com.