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- Name
- Do you share a name with someone else in the family?
- Did you have a nickname growing up? If so, what was it and why?
- Have you had a nickname as an adult?
- Birth
- When and where were you born?
- Are there any specific circumstances about your birth?
- Can you tell us about the birth of one of your children? Birth
- Religion
- What was the religion of your parents?
- What religion are you currently?
- Can you share stories of religious experiences?
- Home
- Where was your first house?
- How many times have you moved?
- What do you like about where you live?
- Where would you like to live?
- What was your favorite place to live?
- Tell me a story about your home?
- Family life growing up
- How many siblings do you have?
- What are the names of your siblings?
- Tell me a story about a sister? (Ask about each sister)
- Tell me a story about a brother? (Ask about each brother)
- Extended family
- How many cousins do you have from your mother’s family?
- How many cousins do you have from your father’s family?
- Can you share a story about visiting cousins?
- How many aunts and uncles do you have?
- Can you tell me a story about an aunt or uncle? (multiple answers)
- Grandparents
- Did you know all of your grandparents?
- What was a fun thing you did with one of your grandparents?
- What do you know about your grandparents?
- Home life growing up
- What did your family or you do for leisure?
- What were some of the chores you had to do growing up?
- What games did your family play together?
- Did your family go swimming together?
- Did your family sing together?
- Raising your family
- Can you tell us about the birth of your children?
- Can you tell me about fun things you did with your children?
- Did you like reading books with your children?
- Did you sing with your children?
- Did you swim with your children?
- What other fun memories do you have with your children?
- Can you tell us about educating your children?
- Marriage
- How did you meet your husband?
- What was one of your favorite dates before you got married?
- When and where did you get married?
- Who attended your wedding?
- Where did you go on your honeymoon?
- What is something you enjoyed doing with your spouse?
- How did you work out your differences?
- What was a major accomplishment you achieved with your spouse?
- Can you share something special about your spouse?
- Have you been married more than one time?
- Elementary School
- Where did you go to elementary school?
- Do you remember any of your teachers’ names?
- Do you have memories of a fun thing you learned or did in elementary school?
- Did you do well in school or have areas you struggled in?
- Middle School
- Where did you go to middle school?
- Do you remember any of your teachers’ names?
- Do you have memories of a fun thing you learned or did in middle school?
- Did you do well in school or have areas you struggled in?
- High School
- Where did you go to high school?
- Do you remember any of your teachers’ names?
- Do you have memories of a fun thing you learned or did in high school?
- Did you do well in school or have areas you struggled in?
- College
- Where did you go to college?
- What was your degree in?
- How did you decide on a major?
- What were some of your favorite classes?
- Do you remember any of your teachers’ names?
- What were some fun things you did while in college?
- Did you work while in college? If so, what jobs did you have?
- Career/Working
- What jobs have you had?
- What was your least favorite?
- What was your favorite job?
- What was the shortest job?
- What was the longest job?
- If you could have had another career, what would it have been?
- When did you retire?
- When do you hope to retire?
- Sports
- What sports were you involved in during your life?
- What sports do you like to watch?
- Do you have a memory about playing one of these sports? An injury or great win, etc?
- Military
- Were you in the military? If yes, which branch?
- Do you have any family members who have served in the military? If yes, who and which branch?
- Did you serve in a war?
- Can you share memories of this time period?
- Dating
- Tell about a fun date9s)?
- Did you date anyone seriously before you met your spouse?
- Where you proposed to more than one time?
- What are your suggestions about dating for your grandchildren?
- Pets
- Can you tell me about the pets you have had?
- What was something you liked doing with one of your pets?
- What were the names of your pets?
- What kind of pets did you have?
- What was your favorite pet?
- Music
- Do you play an instrument?
- What type of music do you like?
- Do you like to sing?
- Have you ever played in a band, orchestra, etc?
- Health
- What is the worst injury you have had?
- Have you had stitches? Why?
- Have you every broken a bone? How?
- Have you ever been hospitalized? Why and explain?
- What is the sickest that you can remember?
- Do you have any major health problems?
- Traumas
- Where you ever in a fire, tornado, earthquake, etc.?
- Has anyone in your family experienced a great trauma?
- Do you have any suggestions how to handle trauma?
- Vacations
- What was one of your favorite vacations?
- Where would you like to travel to?
- What was the worst vacation?
- Pictures
- Take a picture with you and ask questions about it.
- Ask if they have pictures to share.
- Do they know who else might have pictures?
- Take a picture of the two of you if possible.
- Favorites
- Food
- Color
- Person
- Book
- Movie
- Song
- Scripture
- Quote
- Life experience
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