One of the merit badges for Boy Scouts focuses on genealogy. This can be an interesting badge to work towards. It can also be a fun merit badge to teach. If you are a Scout leader you may choose to look for a local family history center or research center at your library to have a genealogist teach your troop. In fact contacting a genealogist or local center is one of the steps to achieve the merit badge. One of the requirements of the merit badge is to keep a journal for six weeks or to create a timeline of … Continue reading →