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I propose that our primary focus should be to expand our educational offerings. The [[Knights Training Program]] is a good example of this. We need to develop similar programs for the study of Royalty & Nobility which show how these concepts remain relevant. We need to develop a Heraldic training program, perhaps based on the previous program which led to the designation of [[Certified Heraldist]]. We need a [[History]] program that does more than shine a light on ancient times, but shows how history can illuminate the present. And it’s not too soon to begin plans for the development of [[Museum]] exhibits—perhaps traveling exhibits to extend our reach beyond whatever headquarters we might establish. [Note: The Museum has since been discontinued and the collection is in the process of being disposed of.]
We must also invent new programs, new tools to assist the researcher. We have made small steps in this direction with our list of [[List of Recognized Ordersof Chivalry]] (of Chivalry and Organizations of a Chivalric Nature); we have proposed a list of ''[[fontes honorum]]''; and there may well be many other tools of this sort we are uniquely qualified to develop. In every field but genealogy—which is now well attended by commercial enterprises—scholars will benefit from the organized reference material we could assemble.
Also needed are new ways to bring together our members, and others who share our interests. In the coming decades, this looks to be an issue of technology.
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