Our grandparents hold the key to where we come from. Yet, all too often, we forget to ask them about their early lives until their stories are lost to time.
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Top Questions to Get Started
1. What was your favorite childhood memory in your hometown?2. How did your parents meet?
3. What games or toys did you play with when you were seven years old?
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With Kiplik, you can record these interviews on your smartphone and convert the audio notes into a hardcover memoir.
Why Conducting a Family Interview Matters
Oral history carries emotional nuance that cannot be found in census records or birth certificates. Hearing your grandmother describe her first dance or your grandfather describe his first car gives living context to your heritage.---
Top Questions to Get Started
Childhood & Youth
1. What was your favorite childhood memory in your hometown?2. How did your parents meet?
3. What games or toys did you play with when you were seven years old?#
Love & Milestones
4. How did you meet the love of your life? 5. What was your wedding day like, and what music was played? 6. What was the hardest challenge you overcame together?#
Wisdom & Legacy
7. What advice would you give to your great-grandchildren? 8. What values mattered most to you throughout your life?With Kiplik, you can record these interviews on your smartphone and convert the audio notes into a hardcover memoir.