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The Augustan Society, Inc., bills itself as an "association of scholars". The Society also emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the field. Indeed, it is our ability to span conventional topics that is one of the Society's great strengths. As such, there are many activities which do not fall neatly into one of the topical Departments. For this reason, and because they don't need discipline-specific oversight, it is appropriate to create these projects as Study Groups under separate administration.
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The Augustan Society, Inc., bills itself as an “association of scholars.” The Society also emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the field. Indeed, it is our ability to span conventional topics that is one of the Society's great strengths. As such, there are many activities which do not fall neatly into one of the topical Departments. For this reason, and because they don't need discipline-specific oversight, it is appropriate to create these projects as [[Study Groups]] under separate administration.
  
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'''Proposal: The Society should organized interdisciplinary projects, and some discipline-specific projects, as [[Study Groups]] without attachment to a specific topical department, rather than as [[Committees]].'''
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Study Groups will be created at need, provided that a member volunteers to work on it. Study Groups will be made dormant when no member is willing. Thus at any time there will be a list of active Study Groups and a list of inactive Study Groups, the latter often being much longer. This is in keeping with the nature of the Society, and follows a long tradition of directing the focus of the Society to those projects which have member support at any given point in time.
  
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'''Proposal: The Society should name an Officer to have general supervision of [[Study Groups]].'''
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Study Groups are each lead by a [[Coordinators|Coordinator]] who is are named by and serves at the pleasure of the [[Dean of Studies]]. It shall be upon his authority that Study Groups are created, activated, and deactivated.
  
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The [[Vice-President]] should be considered for this position, as it will serve them as preparation for their succession to the presidency, but it may prove prudent to simply name a [[Dean of Studies]] that could be an off-Board position.
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The duties of a Study Group are:
  
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===[[Descents from Antiquity]]===
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* Create or confirm their charter, describing the scope of their interest;
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* Advertising the group's existence, purpose,  and activities in ''[[Augustæum]]'' and on a page on the [[Main Website]];
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* Welcoming Augustans into the group (closed groups are not allowed);
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* Coordinating activities with the [[Library]], who may assist by funding book purchases and making loans; and
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* Developing and encouraging the development of articles on the topic of study for ''The [[Augustan Omnibus]]''.
  
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This a project to propose and prove or disprove descents from antiquity. This will involve publishing proposed lineages as a tool to generate discussion and consensus. A final report on each link will be published in The [[Augustan Omnibus]].
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Currently active Study Groups include:
  
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'''Proposal: The Society should more clearly specify and publish the purpose and scope of the [[Descents from Antiquity]] project.'''
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* [[Back Issue Digitizing Study Group]]
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* [[Egyptology Study Group]]
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* [[Heraldry Index Study Group]]
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* [[Medals & Decorations Study Group]]
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* [[Online Armorial & Ordinary Study Group]]
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* [[Philatelic Study Group]]
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* [[Photograph Collection Study Group]]
  
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'''Proposal: The Society should more clearly identify the individual lines that it attempts to prove or disprove with the [[Descents from Antiquity]] project.'''
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Currently inactive Study Groups include:
  
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'''Proposal: The Society should produce reports on each of the lines studied by the [[Descents from Antiquity]] project on a regular basis until each is proven or disproven, with the final reports on each published in the [[Augustan Omnibus]].'''
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* [[Age of Augustus Study Group]]
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* [[Ancient Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Ancient History Study Group]]
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* [[Anthropology Study Group]]
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* [[Archaeology Study Group]]
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* [[Armenian Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Arms and Armor Study Group]]
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* [[BE-NE-LUX Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Brythonic & Cymric Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Byzantine Study Group]]
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* [[Cartography Study Group]]
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* [[Celtic/Arthurian Study Group]]
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* [[Chivalric Philosophy Study Group]]
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* [[Chivalry Study Group]]
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* [[Colonial Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Colonial Witches Study Group]]
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* [[Crusades Study Group]]
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* [[Descents from Antiquity Study Group]]
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* [[Descents from Charlemagne Study Group]]
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* [[Descents from the Conquest Study Group]]
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* [[Descents from the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Study Group]]
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* [[East Asian Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Eastern & Central European Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Ecclesiastical Heraldry Study Group]]
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* [[English Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Family of Augustans Study Group]]
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* [[First Peoples Study Group]]
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* [[French Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Genetic Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Germanic Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Gnostic Chivalry Study Group]]
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* [[Greco-Roman Study Group]]
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* [[Habsburg Dynasty Study Group]]
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* [[Heraldry Study Group]]
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* [[Heraldry Training Study Group]]
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* [[Historiography Study Group]]
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* [[Irish Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Italian Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem Study Group]]
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* [[Lineage Chart Study Group]]
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* [[Medieval Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Medieval History Study Group]]
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* [[Merovingian Dynasty Study Group]]
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* [[Middle Eastern Royal Houses Study Group]]
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* [[Numismatic Study Group]]
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* [[Order of St. Lazarus Study Group]]
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* [[Plymouth Colony Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Roman Study Group]]
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* [[Royal & Noble Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Royal & Noble Houses Study Group]]
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* [[Royalty & Nobility Study Group]]
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* [[Scandinavian Study Group]]
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* [[Scottish Genealogy Study Group]]
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* [[Ships Passenger List Index Study Group]]
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* [[Spanish Genealogy Study Group]]
  
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===[[Family of Augustans]]===
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It may well be that there is a call to combine groups, such as a History Study Group encompassing the Ancient History and Medieval History groups. This should be encouraged, as should splitting a group that decides their topic is over-broad. The groups listed above are only those that have in the past been found useful; the future may well find members with different interests.
  
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The objective of this project is to computerize lineages of Augustans whose genealogies are stored at [[Headquarters]] or have appeared in various Society publications with the intent to demonstrate our interrelatedness, and to identify common ancestors, both for the sake of fraternity and to assist one another with genealogical research.
 
  
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'''Proposal: The Society should document and publish the process by which the [[Family of Augustans]] project is to be pursued.'''
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'''Proposal: The Society should place the combined lineages included in the [[Family of Augustans]] project online for use by members and possibly others. This should take the form of a useful web site, not just a collection of GED files.'''
 
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 23 July 2024

The Augustan Society, Inc., bills itself as an “association of scholars.” The Society also emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to the field. Indeed, it is our ability to span conventional topics that is one of the Society's great strengths. As such, there are many activities which do not fall neatly into one of the topical Departments. For this reason, and because they don't need discipline-specific oversight, it is appropriate to create these projects as Study Groups under separate administration.

Study Groups will be created at need, provided that a member volunteers to work on it. Study Groups will be made dormant when no member is willing. Thus at any time there will be a list of active Study Groups and a list of inactive Study Groups, the latter often being much longer. This is in keeping with the nature of the Society, and follows a long tradition of directing the focus of the Society to those projects which have member support at any given point in time.

Study Groups are each lead by a Coordinator who is are named by and serves at the pleasure of the Dean of Studies. It shall be upon his authority that Study Groups are created, activated, and deactivated.

The duties of a Study Group are:

  • Create or confirm their charter, describing the scope of their interest;
  • Advertising the group's existence, purpose, and activities in Augustæum and on a page on the Main Website;
  • Welcoming Augustans into the group (closed groups are not allowed);
  • Coordinating activities with the Library, who may assist by funding book purchases and making loans; and
  • Developing and encouraging the development of articles on the topic of study for The Augustan Omnibus.

Currently active Study Groups include:

Currently inactive Study Groups include:

It may well be that there is a call to combine groups, such as a History Study Group encompassing the Ancient History and Medieval History groups. This should be encouraged, as should splitting a group that decides their topic is over-broad. The groups listed above are only those that have in the past been found useful; the future may well find members with different interests.



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