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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 result is a recommendation for Board acceptance of 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).

Lineages accepted by the Board are required for admission to 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.

==[[Certified Lineages]]==

The goal of this project is to define a standard lineage format 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.