The Camp CIEC Merit Badge Counselor for American Heritage is Kristina Milam kristina.milam@scouting.org 

pre-requisites

3. Do the following:

• (c) Research your family's history. Find out how various events and situations in American history affected your family. If your family immigrated to America, tell the reasons why. Share what you find with your counselor.

4. Do TWO of the following:

• (a) Explain the National Register of Historic Places and how a property becomes eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Make a map of your local area, marking the points of historical interest. Tell about any National Register properties in your area. Share the map with your counselor, and describe the historical points you have indicated.

• (b) Research an event of historical importance that took place in or near your area. If possible, visit the place. Tell your counselor about the event and how it affected local history. Describe how the area looked then and what it now looks like.

• (c) Find out when, why, and how your town or neighborhood started, and what ethnic, national, or racial groups played a part. Find out how the area has changed over the past 50 years and try to explain why.

• (d) Take an active part in a program about an event or person in American history. Report to your counselor about the program, the part you took, and the subject.

• (e) Visit a historic trail or walk in your area. After your visit, share with your counselor what you have learned. Discuss the importance of this location and explain why you think it might qualify for National Register listing.

Session will be held Saturday December 13th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Limited to the first 20 registrants

All participants will be held to a high standard. Participation is required, registration alone does not guarantee completion of the merit badge. For some merit badges some requirements will not be able to be completed. Please pay attention to the requirements you can expect to be covered in this merit badge class. Please bring a Blue Card with your Scoutmaster signature to the merit badge session.  the blue card will be returned to the Scout at the end of the session with all the completed requirement's marked off. If the Scout completes all the merit badge requirements to the satisfaction of the merit badge counselor the blue card will also include their signature.

Merit Badge Counselors may not require the use of merit badge workbooks, however a Merit Badge workbook can help you organize your thoughts as you prepare for American Heritage Merit Badge. American Heritage Merit Badge workbook can be found here. 

There is NO REFUNDS for Camp CIEC merit badge session