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This person The [[Genealogy|Genealogy Department]] and the [[Genealogy Committee]] of The Augustan Society, Inc., are headed by the '''Genealogy Committee Chairman''' who is named by and serves at the pleasure of the [[President]]. He is responsible for do-ordinating the genealogical activities of the Genealogy CommitteeSociety and its sub-groups.

Some The duties of these entail the followingGenealogy Committee Chairman include: Establish and maintain standards of proof, with member input, for submitted lineages to our various subgroups that require themAssist, when called upon, to evaluate the accuracy of lineages submitted for said subgroups Co-ordinate projects that fall under the scope of this committee

1. <ol><li>Receive application</li>2. <li>Examine application for sources and whether they meet our requirementsif <ul> <li>To minimize the workload, it is recommended that lineages be worked from both ends toward the middle. When a defect in data or sources is discovered, stop work from that direction. When defects are found in both directions, return the lineage to the petitioner for improvment.</li> </ul></li><li>If so, check sources to verify whether it supports the lineage claim. if not, request better sources from applicant</li>3. <li>If data is verified, application is approved. </li>4. <li>If verifiable data is not listed in original application, or not forthcoming after it is requested, application is denied and applicant advised to try again later with verifiable sources</li><li>Obtain a vote of two members of the Genealogy Committee concurring on the adequacy of the lineage, and submit same to the [[Board]] for confirmation</li></ol>  ----  *[[Genealogy Committee|back to Genealogy Committee]]*[[Genealogy|back to Genealogy]]*[[Main Page|back to Main Page]]