American Heritage Merit Badge Resources

• Worksheet on American Cultures from usscouts.org. This is a great tool to organize your work, projects and thoughts.
• Free family history help, by county: usgenweb.org Lots of links, archives and volunteers to help.
• 101 best family history websites by Family Tree magazine. They also have free forms.
• Ask your librarian if your library has a genealogy or history section. Even many small libraries do.
• Ask your librarian if there is a genealogy organization in your town or county. Family and local historians are a wealth of information. Many meet in libraries!
• One of the best magazines: American Heritage Check out the sections on people, places and events. Tip: many libraries carry this magazine and back issues.
• Careers for Students of History by the American Historical Association.
• National Register of Historic Places
• Historical Atlas of the 20th Century
• The flag of the United States of America
• Our Flag - Frequently Asked Questions from the American Legion
• The Pledge of Allegiance - A Short History
• Fort McHenry - "Home of The Star-Spangled Banner"

The original version of this list was posted on the ScoutSigns Blog. I made a few additions.