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Requirement

2. A timeline or a journal. Do ONE

Required

The badge states the choice.

Notes and warnings

Tip. Start the slow parts first. If you choose the journal for requirement 2, it takes six weeks. The interview in 3 may be by email or letter, which means waiting for a reply, and the contact in 5 and the document in 4(c) depend on other people and records. Ask your parent or guardian early about the interview and about the family details requirements 6 and 7 need.

What this is made of

Where this step comes from

  1. Genealogy Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 2 · States "Do ONE of the following".