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July 18, 2022

Interviewing Parents about their Younger Days

Note: This guest article was contributed by family history blogger Rachel Merashi.   Here are some questions to ask your parents about their youth and how it influenced them. We’re all losing out on the chance to speak about the essential things in our lives with our parents as time goes by. They are the only ones who can provide...

Memories
May 17, 2020

Who’s Interviewing You? How to Tell Your Story

There are many instances where someone asks us something about our past. It may be a new found friend or our children and grandchildren, with such questions as, “What was it like?” or “How did you two meet?” They usually are not seeking for one-liners like “It was quite difficult,” or “We met at high school.” Rather, they want stories...

Learning/Memories
June 18, 2018

The Amazing Audio Feature of The FamilySearch Memories App

A few weeks ago, my husband and I took my eighty-seven-year-old father to visit his ninety-seven-year-old brother in a nearby city. Holding each other’s hands, they reminisced about memories such as planning to run away from home as young boys. They laughed at how their mom offered to make them sack lunches to take along in case they got hungry....

Family History Activities/Memories
June 11, 2018

Inside the Guide: Interviewing Relatives

As part of a recent research project, I was asked to conduct an interview with my oldest living relative. Being the shy and quiet person that I am, I felt a little uncomfortable with this task because I didn’t really want to interrogate my grandma. However, once I was with her and asking her questions, I recognized the long-term value...

Family History Activities/Memories
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