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Requirement

8. Computers, photography and indexing in genealogy

Required

Explain (a) the effect computers and the internet are having on genealogy; (b) how photography, including microfilming, has influenced it; (c) how record indexing works and how it has influenced genealogy.

Where this step comes from

  1. Genealogy Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 8 · Lists three things to explain, (a) to (c), which are summarized in this step.