Want to record family stories? “There’s an app for that!” Undoubtedly, there is—but which one is right for you? My top picks for digital story sharing services
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Do you want to preserve your family stories, but have no idea where to start? We’ve got six special life story book ideas to spark your imagination.
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Family history questions for Christmas: 75 open-ended, specific interview questions to elicit powerful memories & stories from the older generation.
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Family history questions for Thanksgiving: 55 open-ended, specific interview questions to elicit powerful memories & stories from the older generation.
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Encourage guests at your Thanksgiving gathering to share memories in addition to gratitude with these four ideas for holiday family history story sharing.
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Watch the 2012 film Stories We Tell as much for the dramatic exploration of one family's narrative as for the questions it raises about the malleability of truth.
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Conducting family interviews is a great way to gather the stories of family elders and preserve family history for the next generation. Here are a few tips.
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In his 1996 documentary Nobody’s Business, Alan Berliner interviews his father about family history. The result is a poignant study of the nature of memory.
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