Standard Lineage Format
In order that the various committees of The Augustan Society, Inc., may work together smoothly, a Standard Lineage Format has been designated. While it would be nice if petitioners submitted lineages in this format, that's not likely to be common practice. As a result, all lineages received will be sent to the Genealogy Committee to be converted into the Standard Lineage Format.
The Standard Lineage Format consists of three sections:
Section one is a table with four columns:
- Generation number
- Ancestor (with vital statistics)
- Spouse of Ancestor (with vital statistics)
- Sources (numbers referring to items in the following sections
The oldest ancestor listed should be identified as Generation #1 on the first line, with each successive generation following.
The "vital statistics" mentioned above include dates and places of birth, marriage, and death. If this data is unavailable, baptism, christening, publishing of banns, or burial may be substituted.
Section two is a bibliography of sources. It may be in any order, but the preferred order is alphabetically by author. Full citation following the Chicago style is needed. Web sites must have the complete URL, date accessed, the titles of the page and website, and the author.
Section three is a collection of copies of sources. This is generally used for birth certificates, copies of family bibles, letters, and other sources that a competent researcher could not be expected to find otherwise. The section should begin with a list of the sources included, again following the Chicago style.
The preferred format for lineage submissions is as an electronic text file in one of the common formats. PDF files are not acceptable; paper is.
Note that due to privacy concerns, no proof of events happening after the most recently released US Census (presently 1940) is required. Submission of such recent data about individuals other than the petitioner is discouraged.
