Category: Oral history
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Please pass the memories: Family history around the Thanksgiving table
On Thursday, your table will be filled with all sorts of culinary delights. Let me suggest that you add one more item to your dinner plans: make a point of recording a slice of your family’s history. Write each of the following questions or prompts on an index card or a piece of paper and… Read more
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Timing is everything: When is the best time to start preserving a loved one’s life history?
If there is someone in your life who you feel should have his or her story preserved, my recommendation is to start the process as soon as possible. Too often I have heard someone lament, “I wish I had recorded my mom’s/dad’s/grandparents’ stories when I had the chance. Now it’s too late.” Here’s how I… Read more