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Requirements December 1977 until September 1985

1. Tell where the word "genealogy" comes from.  Tell what it means.

2. Give the history of genealogy in one of the following:

(a) Ancient world
(b) Medieval world
(c) Modern world

3. Name three societies that further genealogical study.

4. Name two lineage societies.

5. Give three key genealogical study questions.  Tell about them.

6. Name five ways to get genealogical information.

7. Prepare a four-generation pedigree chart.

8. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Prepare family group records for each of the couples on your pedigree chart through the first three generations.

(b) Prepare a history of your life to date.  Include pictures and a family group record.

(c) Prepare a history of the life of one of the people on your pedigree chart.  Include pictures and a family group record.

9. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Visit a genealogical library, public records office, or archives depository.  Write about the visit.

(b) Copy the gravestone inscription of the surname of one of the people on your pedigree chart.

(c) Get from a public records office (county, state, or federal) two documents showing proof of things on your pedigree chart.

Requirements September 1985 until January 2006

1. Explain the meaning of genealogy and genealogical resources.

2. Begin a pedigree chart with yourself and fill it in as far as you can at the beginning of your project. Add any additional names, dates, or places that you find.

3 .Show yourself as a child on a family group record form, and show one of your parents as a child on another family group record form.

4. Interview an older relative to obtain information about your family. This interview may be in person, by telephone, or by letter. Add any information obtained to your pedigree chart and family group records.

5. Obtain at least one genealogical document showing proof of some information on your pedigree chart or family group records. This document may be located in your home, a courthouse, an archive or library, etc.

6. Tell how you would evaluate genealogical information.

7. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Do a time line for yourself or for a close relative.
(b) Keep a journal for 6 weeks, writing in it at least once weekly.
(c) Write a short history of yourself or of a close relative.

8. Do ONE of the following:

(a) Tell how the development of computers is affecting the world of genealogy.
(b) Tell how the development of photography (including micro-filming) has influenced genealogy.
(c) Tell how personal and family history have begun to influence the way society looks at local, national, and international history.

9. Contact ONE of the following and ask a question relating to its genealogical services or activities. Report the results.

(a) A lineage society
(b) A surname organization
(c) A professional genealogist
(d) A genealogical education facility or institution
(e) A genealogical record repository of any type (courthouse, genealogical library, state archives, state library, national archives, etc.).

10. Tell where you would find current information about genealogical records and research methods.