Genealogist Fee
The Genealogy Committee of The Augustan Society, Inc., conducts reviews of lineages submitted, either independently or more often as qualification for membership in one of the Society's Lineage Groups. As there are expenses associated with such work, it is appropriate that a Genealogist Fee be charged.
It has been determined that the Fee will be per generation, inclusive of first and last.
The amount of the Fee is to be based on the amount of time it takes to conduct such reviews (per generation), multiplied by the prevailing Federal Minimum Wage.
As a result, Headquarters Staff need to collect and record the amount of time and number of generations for each review done. This can be complicated at times by lineages which are not provable; how exactly to resolve this has been set aside until we have more examples.
To ensure that this data is collected, no lineage may be recorded or used to qualify for a Lineage Group without this information being submitted to Headquarters Staff.
It is expected that the average cost/generation be calculated and the fee adjusted annually, and whenever the minimum wage changes.
Given that most lineages from notable figures of history will begin with the recitation of well-proven information, a credit will be granted to petitioners for each generation of an approved lineage that is documented in Wikipedia, or by a lineage previously approved by the Society. This will be a credit only; refunds will not be granted.
Note that there is not, as yet, a directory of previously approved lineages that could be employed to offer this credit. It is not intended that retroactive credits be offered once such a directory has been created.
