Photographs, programs, objects and preserved memories
Historical Archive
A browsable record of the visual and physical materials identified during the 80th Anniversary History Project, followed by Leo Murphy’s complete surviving seventeen-page historical folio.
Preservation in action
The objects help tell the story
Portraits, tickets, programs, patches, construction photographs, band pictures and anniversary materials preserve details that do not survive in meeting summaries alone. This catalog keeps those materials connected to their dates, people and places.
Michael Rice portrait
Michael Rice, founder of St. Patrick's Division 2.
People: Michael Rice
Leo Murphy artifacts collection
Collection of historical photographs, programs and Division artifacts preserved by Leo Murphy.
People: Multiple
Pipe Band at/around opening of 'New Hall'
Pipe Band associated with the opening of the new Hibernian Hall in 1970.
People: Saffron Kilts / band members
Location: 27 Locust Avenue
Pipe Band at Kilkenny Castle
Division 2's Pipe Band at Kilkenny Castle, 1996.
People: Band members
Location: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
Hibernian Players programs/photos
Programs and photographs documenting Division 2's Hibernian Players theatrical tradition.
People: Cast members
Location: Division 2 / local venues
Eastover group photograph
Division 2/Hibernian group photographed at Eastover in 1980; individuals not yet identified.
People: Large group; unidentified
Location: Eastover
P/M Matt Close Memorial Trophy
The P/M Matt Close Memorial Trophy, originally donated for the top Grade 5 band at the Suffolk Feis, later returned to Saffron and won by the band in 2015.
People: N/A
Location: Suffolk Feis / Division 2
LAOH Division 2 Charter
Historic LAOH Division 2 charter professionally cleaned/restored in 2016. Exact wording/date may resolve local LAOH founding and formal-name questions.
People: N/A
Location: Division 2 / restoration in Long Island City
70th Anniversary Gala photographs/program
70th Anniversary Gala featured Andy Cooney and a committee chaired/led by Jerry Belmont.
People: Division members; Andy Cooney; anniversary committee
Location: Division 2 Hall
Jimmy Reilly 71st Ball / Skype participation photographs
71st St. Patrick’s Ball honored Jimmy Reilly; April newsletter notes he attended via Skype.
People: Jimmy Reilly; Reilly family; Ball attendees
Location: Division 2 Hall / remote
Saffron 55th Anniversary Piper’s Ball / leadership transition
55th anniversary Piper’s Ball coincided with leadership transition from Eric Stein to John Henderson.
People: Eric Stein; Maureen Stein; John Henderson; Saffron members
Location: Division 2 Hall
Handmade wooden Irish flag by Bob Farrell
Piper Bob Farrell made and presented a wooden Irish flag to Division 2 and the Corporation.
People: N/A
Location: Division 2 Hall
2018 St. Patrick’s Ball Journal / Ed Muldowney biography
72nd Ball journal includes Ed biography, full officers, Corporation, Juniors, deceased members, Tara Court and ads.
People: Ed Muldowney; officers; Juniors; Tara Court
Location: Division 2
Junior Girls scrapbook — National 2nd place
Jackie Rattigan coordinated the scrapbook; it won second place nationally in 2018.
People: Jacqueline Rattigan; Junior Girls
Location: National Convention Louisville
Emmet Cahill at Division 2 photographs / concert material
Major 2019 Irish cultural event; 200 attendees.
People: Emmet Cahill; Mary Gibbons; Mike Gibbons; 200 attendees
Location: Division 2 Hall
2019 St. Patrick’s Ball Publisher journal source
116-page production plan with extensive member/family pages and history material.
People: Mike Hartigan; officers; families; Saffron
Location: Division 2
Junior Gaelic language session photographs
Juniors were taught Gaelic phrases and names in Irish.
People: Junior Boys; Junior Girls; Gerry Tobin Irish Language School instructors
Location: Division 2 Hall
2020 St. Patrick’s Ball Publisher journal source
Planned 74th Ball journal remains an important archive despite event cancellation; includes Tom Collins biography and many member/family pages.
People: Tom Collins; Division officers; member families
Location: Division 2
George Schmitt / Tom Collins Division 2 history-project working files
Formal Division 2 history project existed by 2020; Tom Collins was assisting George Schmitt.
People: George Schmitt; Tom Collins
Location: Division 2
75th Anniversary Journal historical section
Pages 43-91 contain concentrated historical material; pages 90-91 explicitly derived from 50th Anniversary sources.
People: Founders; Past Presidents; Division Heroes; Hall; culture; organizations
Location: Division 2
Junior 9/11 memorial plaques
Junior Boys created decorated plaques honoring Hibernians killed on 9/11 for the 20th-anniversary remembrance.
People: 18 Hibernian victims / Junior creators
Location: Division 2 memorial area
Tom Collins memorial food-pantry receptacles
Ryan Dunn built pantry receptacles in memory of grandfather Tom Collins and donated $550 in his name.
People: Tom Collins; Ryan Dunn
Location: Division 2 / OLL Food Pantry
National Life Members group photograph
September newsletter says a group photo of current Life Members was taken at John Keating luncheon.
People: Five living Life Members
Location: Division 2
Ryan Dunn mobile food pantry units
Eagle Scout project built two mobile food pantries for Division 2.
People: Ryan Dunn; Tom Collins family
Location: Division 2
50+ year membership plaques
Four Brothers received plaques recognizing more than 50 years in Division 2.
People: Leo Murphy; John Biesty; Eric Stein; Hank O’Neill
Location: Division 2 Hall
New Division 2 / Corporation recruitment tent
New public-facing recruitment tent used at Babylon Village events and OLL Feast.
People: Mark Tynan; John Faust; Kevin Vaughn; Frank Collins
Location: Community events
Inaugural Babylon Village St. Patrick’s Parade photo archive
First Babylon Village St. Patrick’s Day Parade hosted by Division 2.
People: Parade committee; 50+ participating units; crowds
Location: Babylon Village
New York Mets Spirit Award
Division 2 received NY Mets Spirit Award during Irish Night.
People: Division 2 representatives
Location: Citi Field
NYS AOH Organizer Award
Division recognized for organizing/recruiting growth.
People: Mark Tynan; John Faust; Frank Collins; Kevin Vaughn; Division 2
Location: Binghamton NY
NYS AOH Leadership Award
Dennis Harty personally received NYS Leadership Award.
People: Dennis Harty
Location: Binghamton NY
Leo Murphy Legacy Memory Book
Then & Now solicited memories and group photos for a September 2023 legacy celebration.
People: Leo Murphy; Then & Now members
Location: Division 2
Jim Kavanaugh Hibernian of the Year portrait / journal photo set
Full HOTY biography includes family, Saffron and military history.
People: Jim Kavanaugh; Kavanaugh family
Location: Division 2
Kavanaugh family / Saffron photographs
Biography establishes multi-generation Kavanaugh participation in Saffron.
People: Jim Kavanaugh; John Paul; brother/nieces/nephew; band members
Location: Saffron United
Full-color 2024 St. Patrick’s Ball journal online edition
April newsletter specifically promotes the full-color pre-print journal online.
People: Jim Kavanaugh; Division members
Location: Division 2
Leo Murphy remembrance material
54-person Then & Now remembrance reused wake eulogy and niece’s poem.
People: Leo Murphy; John Biesty; Leo’s niece; Then & Now
Location: Division 2
NYS/LAOH long-service certificates
50- and 25-year recognition certificates documented.
People: Ann Dent; Brigid Essl; Mary Steck
Location: LAOH Division 2
Catherine Ryan Irish History Essay and award
First place at all three levels.
People: Catherine Ryan
Location: LAOH/National
Saffron family-history source packets
Family project likely contains unique multi-generation archival material.
People: Stein; Patterson; other band families
Location: Saffron United
80th Ball photo collection
April issue links St. Patrick’s Ball photos and Hall/Mass photos.
People: Jim Killen; Ball attendees
Location: Division 2 Hall
Hall refurbishment photo/invoice trail
June President’s message says many refurbishments/upgrades completed.
People: Division volunteers
Location: Division 2 Hall
Ireland History.gif
Production map explicitly labels corresponding page “Ireland History (from 50th).”
People: 50th-derived Irish history page asset
Location: Division 2 archive
Anthem (2).gif
Production map explicitly labels corresponding page “Irish Anthem (From 50th).”
People: 50th-derived Irish Anthem page asset
Location: Division 2 archive
Past Presidents photo archive
All 36 source files are mapped to captioned presidents; four presidents in the journal have crest placeholders instead of photos.
People: Michael Rice and many Past Presidents
Location: Division 2
IMG_0370-Rice.jpg
Named Michael Rice image in Past Presidents source folder.
People: Michael Rice
Location: Division 2
IMG_0085-Stein.jpg
Named Frederick Stein image in the Past Presidents archive.
People: Frederick Stein
Location: Division 2
LeoMurphyArtifacts.pdf
Dedicated artifact PDF survives inside 75th source archive.
People: Leo Murphy historical artifacts
Location: Division 2
Hibernian Players ticket collection
Dated tickets survive for Swan Song, Professor Tim, Troubled Bachelors, Moll, The Whip Hand and The Field.
People: Hibernian Players
Location: Islip / Babylon
60th Anniversary invitation
Primary 60th Anniversary artifact: Sunday Oct. 8, 2006 at 2 p.m.
People: Bill Kelly; Division 2
Location: 27 Locust Avenue
60th Anniversary raffle ticket
Lists $1,000 cash, 27-inch TV and Basket of Cheer prizes.
People: Division 2
Location: Irish Cultural Center
Saffron/New Hall group photograph
Caption says May 1970, New Hall opening period, band heading to Ireland; Dave McKell credited.
People: Saffron Kilts
Location: 27 Locust Avenue
Saffron Kilkenny Castle photograph
Large caption reads “SAFFRON KILTS KILKENNY CASTLE 1996.”
People: Saffron Kilts
Location: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
Saffron Golden Anniversary Piper’s Ball flyer
Primary artifact independently establishes 2012 Golden Anniversary.
People: Saffron United
Location: Villa Lombardi’s
Saffron Through the Years photo sheet
Captions: c.1967, c.1970, 1980, 1981, Glasgow Worlds 2010 x2.
People: Saffron United
Location: Multiple
Hall expansion/construction photo set
Shows cleared ground/excavation and existing Hall exterior; likely expansion-era construction, exact date not printed.
People: Babylon Hibernians Inc.
Location: 27 Locust Avenue
Historical member/LAOH photo collages
Several unlabeled officer/honoree/member groups survive.
People: AOH/LAOH members
Location: Division 2 Hall
“The Great Picture Hunt” newsletter notice
President John Biesty asks members to submit any and all photos of Past Presidents; likely directly connected to the 50th Anniversary historical/photo collection.
People: Past Presidents photo solicitation
Location: Division 2
The complete source folio
Leo Murphy’s historical collection
All seventeen surviving pages are reproduced here in their original groupings so captions, credits and documentary relationships remain visible.