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About The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
The
Order of the Founders and Patriots of America was organized in 1896. The Order is
governed in accordance with a constitution and bylaws. The constitution
contains provisions regulating the affairs of all the Societies in the Order
and thus renders individual State Society constitutions unnecessary. However,
each Society has its own set of bylaws that agree in general terms with those
of the Order.
The
general supervision of the Order rests in a General Court that exercises
executive, legislative, and judicial functions and meets annually in May. The
General Court comprises the general officers of the Order, Past Governors
General, Past Deputy Governors General, the Councillors General of the
Societies, the officers of the Societies of the Order then holding office, and
the Editor of the Bulletin. The officers of the Order are a Governor General,
Deputy Governor General, Chaplain General, Secretary General, Treasurer
General, Attorney General, Registrar General, Genealogist General, Historian
General, and deputies of these general officers. The General Court constitutes
new Societies; issues diplomas of membership, insignia and rosettes; issues
blank applications for membership; requires reports from the various Societies,
etc. It is supported by assessments upon the Societies.
Local
Societies are modeled on that of the Order with similar officers and
councillors. The officers and councillors form a council that manages the
affairs of the Society between the meetings of the membership. No one shall
serve more than two successive terms except by a unanimous vote. Annual
meetings of the local Societies are to be held before the first of May.
Societies are active in the States of Alabama, Arizona, California,
Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentuckiana (a
regional Society serving Indiana and Kentucky), Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Objectives
Bring
together those who share this common heritage
Promote
patriotism and a respect for the character and heroism of the founders and
patriots of America
Discover,
collect and preserve the records, documents, monuments and history of the first
colonists and their descendants
Promote
educational, historical and patriotic programs
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