GENEALOGY MERIT BADGE
Submitted by Candy Bourgeois

Are you ready to become an Ancestor Detector? The Buffalo Patrol has requested that a class be held to kick off the Genealogy MB and allow them to take advantage of a project they did in school.  If you have a dusty 5th grade project you would like to take advantage of, then you are welcome to join us.  If this is your first time to explore the history of your family, then there is no time like the present to explore the past … collect the information before it vanishes. 

ALL TROOP 828 SCOUTS are welcome to sign up for the MB class. 
Sign up: May 3rd at Troop Meeting or e-mail Mrs. Bourgeois at crbourg@alltel.net
Class: Wednesday, May 5th  4:00-5:00pm at St. Laurence in Room A/B
Please be on time since we are planning 30 minutes for explanation and then 30 minutes for Q&A and signoff completed requirements.

The room will be open with adult supervision at 3:30 if you need to come directly from school.

Please BRING to class:
• Pen and Paper
• Proof of a genealogical document (birth certificate, parent's marriage certificate or family relative's death certificate) for requirement 5

If you attended Mrs. Murat's class at St. Laurence, then please BRING to class your Genealogy Report which should already include:

• Pedigree (ancestral) Chart for requirement 2
• Notes from interview of older relative for requirement 4
• Time Line for requirement 7a

The Genealogy MB is one that the scout can complete independently and then follow up with the MB Counselor when they have completed the tasks.  I'll make myself available throughout the summer so that scouts can gain the final review/signature and turn in the completed card for recognition at the September Court of Honor!

Genealogy MB Resources

Additional Forms:
Pedigree Chart from handout Pedigree Chart.pdf
Ancestral Chart  www.ancestry.com/save/charts/ancchart.htm
Family Group Record Form from handout Family Group Record.pdf
Family Group Sheet  www.ancestry.com/save/charts/familysheet.htm
 
Suggested web sites for information on genealogy:
Merit Badge Information                                       www.meritbadge.com/mb                
Genealogy Merit Badge Information                       www.meritbadge.com/mb/056.htm 
National Genealogical Society                              www.ngsgenealogy.org
Family Search                                                     www.familysearch.org
Free Genealogy Site by Ancestry.com (Req. 1, 6, 8c & 10)    www.rootsweb.com
Family History Step by Step (Req. 1, 6, 8c & 10)   www.ancestry.com/library/view/ancmag/2082.asp
Genealogical Library                                           www.dar.org/library/default.cfm
Vital Records                                                     www.vitalrec.com/tx.html
Texas State Library and Archives Commission      www.tsl.state.tx.us/arc/genfirst.html
Ellis Island Records On-line (Requires registration but no fee)  www.ellisislandrecords.org
Our TimeLines (Req. 7a)                                     www.ourtimelines.com
National Genealogical Society  (Req. 9d & 10)      www.ngsgenealogy.org/index.htm
Genealogy and Computers (Req. 8a)                    www.oz.net/~markhow/writing/future.htm
Photos & Genealogy (Req. 8b)                            www.ajmorris.com/roots/photo/pg.htm
WorldGenWeb (International Research)                www.worldgenweb.org/
National Archives & Records Admin (Req. 9e)      www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html

“Get Nosy with Aunt Rosie” (Req. 4)                    www.genealogy.com/genealogy/70_tipsoral_print.html
Genealogy Site for Kids & Teens                         www.cyndislist.com/kids.htm