Augustan Society
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The Augustan Society, Inc., headquartered in Orlando, Florida
, was founded in 1957 (1) to preserve material related to heraldry
, genealogy
, and orders of chivalry
, and (2) to further chivalric ideals in society. The Society moved to its current location from Daggett, California
in 2007. The Society's journal, The Augustan Omnibus is published irregularly.
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, was founded in 1957 (1) to preserve material related to heraldry
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
, genealogy
Genealogy
Genealogy is the study of families and the tracing of their lineages and history. Genealogists use oral traditions, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kinship and pedigrees of its members...
, and orders of chivalry
Chivalry
Chivalry is a term related to the medieval institution of knighthood which has an aristocratic military origin of individual training and service to others. Chivalry was also the term used to refer to a group of mounted men-at-arms as well as to martial valour...
, and (2) to further chivalric ideals in society. The Society moved to its current location from Daggett, California
Daggett, California
Daggett is an unincorporated town located in San Bernardino County, California in the United States. The town is located on Interstate 40 ten miles East of Barstow. The town has a population of about 200. The ZIP code is 92327 and the community is inside area code 760.-History:The town was...
in 2007. The Society's journal, The Augustan Omnibus is published irregularly.