Most of the genealogical activities of The Augustan Society, Inc., are conducted by the Genealogy Committee. It is headed by a chairman the [[Genealogy Committee Chairman]] appointed by the [[President]] and serving serves at his pleasure. The Chairman may appoint such additional members as he sees fit, subject to the [[Policies|Policy on Committee Membership]], with the [[President]] and [[Headquarters Staff]] as ex officio members.
Note that some programs formerly assigned to the Genealogy Committee are now [[Study Groups]] under the [[Dean of Studies]]. This should not be taken as an excuse to avoid working together on activities of mutual interest.
Specific programs presently active are:
=[[Certified Lineages]]=
The purpose of this project is to review lineages submitted by individuals and review them for completeness and accuracy. This is not expected to involve a recreation of the entire research effort, but to ensure than all data has sources ascribed and those sources are correctly identified. It will likely also involve a spot check of such data, the failure of any such will induce a more thorough review.==[[Approved Lineages]]==
The result will be a certificate and enrollment in a registerThis program receives all lineages submitted to the Society, and such will be accepted reviews them for substantial (but not necessarily complete) compliance with genealogical standards as defined by the Society's [[Lineage Groups]] as sufficient evidence Board of qualificationCertified Genealogists termed the [http://www.<!-- 1bcgcertification. Petition org/resources/standard.html Genealogical Proof Standard or GPS]. The result is a recommendation for Certification Board acceptance of the lineage submitted. Note that a Lineage 2favorable recommendation requires assent from two members of the Committee who have examined the lineage and sources. Letter Headquarters must be informed in writing (email is acceptable) of Certification — sent from HQ, the approval and provided a copy to Augustæum Editor 3of the lineage. Communication to Family of Augustans with GED file-->
=Lineages accepted by the Board are required for admission to the Society's [[Lineage ResearchGroups]]=, [[Registration of Arms]] for inherited arms, and publication in ''[[Augustan Omnibus|The Augustan Omnibus]]''. A [[Genealogist Fee]] is assessed for each lineage on a per-generation basis, with a credit being issued for early generations documented by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikipedia] or a previously accepted lineage.
Genealogical research The [[Genealogy Committee Chairman]], at his discretion, may waive fees for hire. Members receive a discount determined lineages submitted by the [[Order of the Augustan EagleDirectors]], presently 20%or members of the Genealogy Committee.
==[[Standard lineage chart formatCertified Lineages]]==
The goal of this small This proposed project is to define a standard lineage chart sufficient would review lineages as above, but to academic standards fully compliant with the needs of all Society programsbest professional genealogical standards, presently the GPS. It is also desired that the form will The results would be acceptable to a certificate putting the majority credibility of the major lineage groups operating in Society behind the USlineages.
A draft of Obviously, this format is being developed online [[http://augustansociety.org/cpage.php?pt=46 here]].<!--while use of a standard format is not requiredwould also qualify for any Society purpose, it is encouraged. Such standard charts will but might well come to have three sections: 1. The first section will have four columns: a. Sequential numbering from value outside the oldest to youngest generation. b. Full names of the descendants, with dates and places of birth, death, and marriage where known. c. Full names of the spouses of the descendants where known, with dates and places of birth and death where known. d. Citations to sources in brief form (e.g.: Authorname, p.000) or by numerical reference. 2. The second section will be the bibliographic citations in a style substantially equivalent to that defined in the current Chicago Manual of Style. These will be in some logical sequence, likely alphabetical by author or by numerical reference. 3. A third and optional section will be copies of public records and other rare documents that a competent genealogical researcher would not expect to be able to find without significant effort or expenseSociety.
EThe results (certification and lineages) will be published in a register, and such may be published either individually or collectively. Electronic format — GED files with sufficient data to ==Lineage Research== Genealogical research for hire. There is, at present, no adopted procedure for this activity. It is hoped that the Committee will create and document such a procedure. ==[[Standard Lineage Format]]== The goal of this project is to define a standard lineage chart as aboveformat sufficient to the needs of all Society programs, but especially that of [[Certified Lineages]]. It is also desired that the form will be acceptable to the majority of the major lineage groups operating in the US. A draft of this format is being developed. ==[[Lineage Report Generator]]== The goal of this project is to develop a software program that would generate lineages in our Standard Lineage Format from a properly formatted GED file and the numbers of the first and last individuals to be listed. It is expected this will be done by offering a financial reward to attract software writers. -->-- *[[Genealogy|back to Genealogy]]*[[Main Page|back to Main Page]]