Family of Augustans Study Group
In the furtherance of the study of genealogy, The Augustan Society, Inc., has established the Family of Augustans project. It is assigned to the Genealogy Department, and the chairman is named by and serves at the pleasure of the Genealogy Committee Chairman.
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. Multiple lineages will be accepted.
It is not contemplated that this project will accept broad genealogies that cover more than one line of descent. The Library will, however, archive members' genealogies for them on request.
Society members are encouraged to participate by sending their genealogies to Headquarters either on paper or electronically. The latter, in GED format, is preferred. Data sent in other formats may be converted. Paper lineages should be in standard format.
Non-members may also submit their lineages, with the understanding that the processing of member linages will take precedence.
Long term, plans are to merge all such lineages into a single database, and to make that (or reports from it) available to members.
Publication of member relationships may appear in either Augustæum or The Augustan Omnibus.
Whenever published, details after the latest US Census released (presently 1940) will be redacted unless specific written permission is obtained from the members involved.
For those interested in how our genealogical data is processed and included in this project, a list follows:
Family Of Augustans procedures
1. examine chart or article for common ancestors already computerized in a master file. This is available at the Augustan Society Headquarters and can be requested via email. it is in gedcom format.
2. record any common ancestor found. this can be done via pen and paper, or as a computer text file. mention of common ancestors can be made via the email in step 9 and in any newsletter announcement regarding this proect
3. computerize chart or article up to offspring or spouse of common ancestor
4. create gedcom of personal file
5. merge personal file with master file. connect the two at the common ancestor
6. continue computerizing the personal chart to completion by including ancestors or descendants as relevant of the common ancestor
7. add new people as needed from the personal chart to the master file
8. save revised master and personal files as gedcoms
9. email both gedcom files to headquarters
