User talk:Barrychoward/sandbox

Founded in 2002, The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America (HSC) is a non-profit organization which administrates the public interface of over 300 lineage societies. HSC meets annually in Washington, DC. Each year several leaders of active lineage societies are recognized at the event as Honorary Members of HSC, and receive a perpetual listing, accordingly. Additionally, HSC actively engages collaboration between the various, diverse lineage societies, to coordinate a cohesive annual schedule of meetings, as well as provide access to a clearing house for accurate, vetted contact and membership information, as well as the insignia and regalia associated with the many groups within the community.

Based on the original model of John Griffin Richardson Rountree's 1971 publication, The Hereditary Register, HSC's founder, Barry Christopher Howard created and developed the organization to increase synergy between the burgeoning community of disparate organizations. HSC is committed to increasing the community's aggregate focus on genealogical accuracy; access to information and research tools; civic and patriotic outreach and service; and historical education, under the governance of a Council and a Cabinet.