News

Haitian Book and Aid (Jan. 18) "Armorial of Haiti" sales to benefit Hatian relief
Queen Berenike worship of Bastet (Jan. 17) Temple excavations reveal Bastet statuary belonging to this Greco-Egyptian monarch.
Links Page Now Active (Dec. 24) Links to other web sites of interest are now online.
Headquarters is Again Open (Sep. 04) Consuls have returned from the Annual Meetings
Book Review of Note (Jul. 14) Book Review: Austria, The Habsburg Empire, and Islam, by Paula Sutter Fichtner

Recent Publications

Reprint #356 Members: $1.60 / Non-Members: $2.00
Members: / Non-Members: Dreaming of Egypt
ICI Members' NL #16 Members: $5.60 / Non-Members: $7.00
Members: / Non-Members: February 1993
Newsletter of the Heraldry Society of the USA #2 Members: $4.80 / Non-Members: $6.00
Members: / Non-Members: Heraldry Society Newsletter #2, June 1995
Newsletter of the Heraldry Society of the USA #1 Members: $4.80 / Non-Members: $6.00
Members: / Non-Members: Heraldry Society Newsletter #1, Mar. 1995
Augustæum #10 Members: $4.80 / Non-Members: $6.00
Members: / Non-Members: Augustæum, Vol. III, No. 2, Issue #10, Mar. 1996

Welcome to The Augustan Society, Inc.

Our Mission

Historical preservation is the primary function of the Society, through a variety of programs including maintenance of a library and museum, publication of scholarly materials, and the presentation of these programs as an educational venue for members, subscribers, and the public. The Society also awards its honors for outstanding achievements; maintains registration of coats of arms, orders of chivalry, knighthood and merit; records family genealogies, lineages and pedigrees; the promotion and aid of education in the fields of interest to the Society; and the furtherance of chivalric ideals in society.

Our Programs

The Society has committees active in many areas of research. All share the duty to publish their results in The Augustan. Publications and other services are available to all, members or not. Some of the areas of activity include:

Contacts for Research Services

Ancient and Medieval History

Genealogy

Heraldry and Vexillology

Chivalry and Orders both Historical and Contemporary

Royal and Noble Genealogy and Biography

Membership

Membership in The Augustan Society is not for everyone. To be an Augustan involves much more than simply subscribing to our publication (though we're happy to have you do so).

Membership in the Society is first an obligation. An obligation to take seriously your field of study, to improve yourself, and to share what you have learned with others through articles, books, lectures, and support of other organizations; An obligation to assist and support your fellow Augustans in their works; An obligation to support the Society and its programs; An obligation to let the principles of chivalry and civilization shine through your life as an inspiration to others and as the fulfillment of your promise to yourself.

Membership is not for everyone, but perhaps it is right for you. If you're sure, a Petition for Membership is online, along with list of member privileges. Petitions may also be requested from the Society. The petitions of all applicants are personally examined by the Board of Directors who then vote upon acceptance. Membership is limited to 500 individuals.

If you are already a member, you may renew your membership online.

News

Members and others are invited to send news reports of items of interest to Augustans for posting in the adjacent column. Please include full references, and if possible, links to online sources. Send news items to: webmaster@augustansocity.org.

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