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 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]]=
==[[Approved Lineages]]== This program receives all lineages submitted to the Society, and reviews them for substantial (but not necessarily complete) compliance with genealogical standards as defined by the Board of Certified Genealogists termed the [http://www.bcgcertification.org/resources/standard.html Genealogical Proof Standard or GPS]. The purpose result is a recommendation for Board acceptance of this project the lineage submitted. Note that a favorable recommendation requires assent from two members of the Committee who have examined the lineage and sources. Headquarters must be informed in writing (email is acceptable) of the approval and provided a copy of the lineage. Lineages accepted by the Board are required for admission to review the Society's [[Lineage Groups]], [[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. The [[Genealogy Committee Chairman]], at his discretion, may waive fees for lineages submitted by individuals and review them for completeness and accuracy[[Directors]] or members of the Genealogy Committee. ==[[Certified Lineages]]== This is not expected proposed project would review lineages as above, but to involve academic standards fully compliant with the best professional genealogical standards, presently the GPS. The results would be a recreation certificate putting the credibility of the entire research effortSociety behind the lineages. Obviously, this would also qualify for any Society purpose, but might well come to ensure than all data has sources ascribed have value outside the Society. The results (certification and those sources are correctly identifiedlineages) will be published in a register, and such may be published either individually or collectively. ==Lineage Research== Genealogical research for hire. There is, at present, no adopted procedure for this activity. It is hoped that the Committee will likely also involve create and document such a spot check procedure. ==[[Standard Lineage Format]]== The goal of such data, this project is to define a standard lineage format sufficient to the failure needs of any such all Society programs, but especially that of [[Certified Lineages]]. It is also desired that the form will induce a more thorough reviewbe acceptable to the majority of the major lineage groups operating in the US. A draft of this format is being developed.
The result will be a certificate and enrollment in a register, and such will be accepted by the Society's [[Lineage Groups]] as sufficient evidence of qualification.<!--
1. Petition for Certification of a Lineage
2. Letter of Certification — sent from HQ, copy to Augustæum Editor
3. Communication to Family of Augustans with GED file-->
==[[Lineage ResearchReport Generator]]==
Genealogical research for hire. Members receive The goal of this project is to develop a discount determined by software program that would generate lineages in our Standard Lineage Format from a properly formatted GED file and the [[Order numbers of the Augustan Eagle]], presently 20%first and last individuals to be listed. It is expected this will be done by offering a financial reward to attract software writers.
=[[Standard lineage chart format]]=
The goal of this small project is to define a standard lineage chart sufficient to the needs of all Society programs. 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 online [[http://augustansociety.org/cpage.php?pt=46 here]].<!--while use of a standard format is not required, it is encouraged. Such standard charts will have three sections:
1. The first section will have four columns:
a. Sequential numbering from 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 expense.
E. Electronic format — GED files with sufficient data *[[Genealogy|back to create a standard lineage chart as above.-->Genealogy]]*[[Main Page|back to Main Page]]