Oral Histories Interviewing Relatives / Friends and Collecting Oral History Learn how to conduct a family interview or collect a meaningful oral history. Plus, browse extensive online oral history collections, get help from various oral history associations, and find groups which collect and preserve oral histories. Why Oral History? Oral histories are stories told by…
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Interview All Your Relatives
Interview All Your Relatives You never know where you will find that next piece of information. It could be as close as the family member sitting right beside you or it could be a distant cousin with whom you’ve never spoken. Your job is to learn as much as you can—now! Many a genealogist or…
How to Interview a Relative
How to Interview a Relative Time Required: 1-2 hours Here’s How: 1. Schedule a time in advance. This gives everyone a chance to prepare. 2. Prepare a list of questions beforehand and either share them with your relative, or give them an idea of what you want to cover. 3. Bring several notepads and pens…
The Genealogical Detective Series – What to Ask the Relatives
What to Ask the Relatives A great way to uncover clues to your family history or to get great quotes for journaling in a heritage scrapbook is a family interview. By asking the right, open-ended questions, you’re sure to collect a wealth of family tales. Use this list of family history interview questions to help…
The Strength Behind The History Of The Newmarket Historical Society
Ghost Stories of Newmarket Well another excellent meeting of the Newmarket Historical Society is in the books. On the occasion of Terry Carter’s scary presentation of Newmarket’s Ghost Stories, I wanted to dedicate this edition of the blog to all the amazing presentation that I have heard over the years and the dedicated people behind…
