'''[[Patrol Leader Planning Guide]]''' for the '''Genealogy Merit Badge'''. <br>Earning a [[Merit Badge]] makes for a fun group activity and usually requires three weeks to complete. [[Patrol Leader|Patrol Leaders]] should use this guide to transform this learning experience into a fun month of activities, service, and field trips that is fun for all.
* This particular merit badge makes for a great '''family activity'''. Plan on additional support from parents, siblings and extended family members.
== Activity Month Planning ==
# '''Review the latest Requirements:''' [https://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Genealogy Genealogy Merit Badge].
# '''Contact the [[Merit Badge Counselor]]:''' - tell what you have planned for the patrol and ask for his guidance in planning your monthly activity.
== [[Duty to God]] ==
Scouts working on this activity may get special credit for earning their [[Religious Emblems Program|Religious Emblems Award]].
A number of religious groups consider family history research to be an important sacred responsibility. It is called out in a biblical prophecy found at [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+4%3A5-6&version=NKJV Malachi 4:5-6]. Scouts working this activity may get Duty
