Category: Family History

Some of the best family stories aren’t shared stories yet, even though they don’t belong to just one person. The summer everyone remembers differently. The road trip where your brother swears it rained the whole time and your sister swears it didn’t. The story your mom tells one way. Your grandmother tells it completely differently. … Continue reading “Some Memories Aren’t Yours Alone to Write”

Learning how to preserve family memories starts with paying attention while there’s still time. Every family has someone who remembers things no one else does — the name of a great-grandmother’s hometown, the story behind an old photograph, what a grandfather actually did during the war instead of the vague version everyone repeats. When that … Continue reading “How to Preserve Family Memories Before It’s Too Late”

If you’re looking for questions to ask your parents about their life, most of us know less about our parents’ lives than we think. We know the version they’ve told us a hundred times, the highlights, the stories that come up at holidays. What we usually don’t know are the small, specific memories — the … Continue reading “20 Questions to Ask Your Parents About Their Life”