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Boy Scouts may wish to earn The ''Boy Scouts of America'' Genealogy Merit Badge by enrolling in a class workshop held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Certified merit badge counselors and genealogy specialists help to teach Boy Scouts the steps necessary for acquiring the merit badge as well as basic genealogy research techniques. Scout leaders or parents who accompany the Scouts to the class workshop are invited and encouraged to assist them during the workshop to successfully complete the activities. Uniforms are encouraged! '''→''' '''''For Genealogy merit badge requirements and resources,''''' '''[[Boy Scout Merit Badge in Genealogy|click here]]'''[[Boy Scout Merit Badge in Genealogy|.]] | Boy Scouts may wish to earn The ''Boy Scouts of America'' Genealogy Merit Badge by enrolling in a class workshop held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Certified merit badge counselors and genealogy specialists help to teach Boy Scouts the steps necessary for acquiring the merit badge as well as basic genealogy research techniques. Scout leaders or parents who accompany the Scouts to the class workshop are invited and encouraged to assist them during the workshop to successfully complete the activities. Uniforms are encouraged! '''→''' '''''For Genealogy merit badge requirements and resources,''''' '''[[Boy Scout Merit Badge in Genealogy|click here]]'''[[Boy Scout Merit Badge in Genealogy|.]] | ||
==== Requirements to be completed BEFORE coming to the Center: | ==== Requirements to be completed BEFORE coming to the Center: ==== | ||
* Contact a family member by telephone, email, or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened. Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop. | * Contact a family member by telephone, email, or letter, and interview them about their life. Ask about events that have occurred and where they happened. Record the information you learn and bring this information to the workshop. | ||
* Complete a pedigree chart. [http://www.byub.org/ancestors/charts/pdf/pedigree.pdf Click here for a .pdf fill-in pedigree chart.] The information can also be handwritten. List yourself and at least two additional generations. Bring this information to the workshop. | * Complete a pedigree chart. [http://www.byub.org/ancestors/charts/pdf/pedigree.pdf Click here for a .pdf fill-in pedigree chart.] The information can also be handwritten. List yourself and at least two additional generations. Bring this information to the workshop. | ||