How do you interview family for family history?
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Prepare. Be clear about your objectives. ...
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Create a list of questions or topics to cover. ...
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Decide how you will record the interview. ...
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Call ahead. ...
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Start with a family photo. ...
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Ask open-ended questions. ...
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Create part of the family tree together. ...
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Lead the interview.
What questions would you ask your ancestors?
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What was their full name?
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Where and when were they born?
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Who were their parents?
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Where did they live?
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Where and when did they die?
What are some Q&A Questions?
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Who is your hero?
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If you could live anywhere, where would it be?
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What is your biggest fear?
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What is your favorite family vacation?
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What would you change about yourself if you could?
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What really makes you angry?
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What motivates you to work hard?
How do you write a simple family history?
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Choose a Format.
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Define the Scope.
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Set Realistic Deadlines.
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Choose a Plot and Themes.
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Do Your Background Research.
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Don’t Be Afraid to Use Records and Documents.
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Include an Index and Source Citations.
What is family question and answer?
Family is defined as
a specific group of people that may be made up of partners, children, parents, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents
. An example of a family is a set of parents living with their children. The definition of family is the group of people who share common ancestors.
How do you question a family member?
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Tell me about what it was like growing up in [name of place].
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Did you live in a house or an apartment? ...
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Where is the family originally from? ...
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Who is the oldest family member you remember, and what do you remember about them?
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What was a typical family dinner like for you?
Who are the members in a family?
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Husband: a male spouse.
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Wife: a female spouse.
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Son: a male child of the parent(s). Grandson: a child’s son.
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Daughter: a female child of the parent(s). Granddaughter: a child’s daughter.
What are two questions your family member asked you?
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Do you share a name with someone else in the family?
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Did you have a nickname growing up? ...
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Have you had a nickname as an adult?
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When and where were you born?
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What was your parents’ and grandparents’ religion?
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Do you follow a religion?
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Where was your first house?
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What other houses did you live in?
Who knows me better questions with family?
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What was my favorite thing to do growing up?
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What did I want to be when I grew up?
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What scared me when I was a kid?
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Who was my favorite teacher when I was in school?
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What is my favorite childhood memory?
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What is my first memory?
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What was my first pet?
How do I ask someone about her family?
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How many members are there in your family?
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How many siblings do you have?
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What does your dad do for the living?
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Is your mom a housewife or a working woman?
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Does your family own some pets?
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How many pets do you pride yourself on having?
What is a good deep question?
Deep Hypothetical Questions
If
you had the power to correct one problem in the world, what would you fix
? Where would you go if you could teleport anywhere in the world? If you could be an animal for a week, what would you be? If you could be an object for a day, what would you be?
How do you ask someone’s well being?
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I hope all is well.
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I hope all is well with you.
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I hope this message finds you well.
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I hope things are going well for you.
What are good questions to ask grandparents?
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What is your earliest childhood memory? ...
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What did society look like growing up, and what were the big moral questions being asked? ...
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What were your parents’ names and what were they like? ...
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Are there any traits — good, bad, physical or psychological — that run in our family?
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