Category Archives: capturing memories

The room where you interview should be well lit, the radio and TV off, the phone off the hook, little noisy kids out to a friend’s house. Ask if anyone wants something to drink. Have a list of questions ready … Continue reading →

Videotaping is a fast and fairly easy way to record memories. Almost everyone has a videocamera, and many cameras these days are capable of very good editing. Even for the technologically incompetent, though, videotaping can be done easily and well … Continue reading →

A fairly easy way to record family history is to buy one of the many memory books available. These books have pages with questions to prompt memories and stories that can then be written directly into the book. You can … Continue reading →