How many times have we said to ourselves, “Grandpa had such great stories. I wish I’d sat down and spoken to him before he passed away!”
But maybe you have older relatives still with you. Their stories need to be taken down for posterity, and a couple of local organizations want to help.
The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society is teaming up with the Coweta County Genealogical Society for a special recording session Saturday, Nov. 21, 1-4 p.m. Make your appointment today and get it on record.
The video and audio files will be placed into both the NCHS and Genealogical Society archives for posterity, and you can take home a copy for your own personal archives.
Phone 770-251-0207 to make an appointment.
StoryCorps offers the following suggestions for questions. The Genealogical Society will have a special list of questions prepared for you, if you need help getting started.
Great questions for anyone:
Who has been the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her?
What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?
Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?
Who has been the kindest to you in your life?
What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?
What is your earliest memory?
What is your favorite memory of me?
Are there any funny stories your family tells about you that come to mind?
Are there any funny stories or memories or characters from your life that you want to tell me about?
What are you proudest of?
When in life have you felt most alone?
If you could hold on to one memory from your life forever, what would that be?
How has your life been different than what you’d imagined?
How would you like to be remembered?
Do you have any regrets?
What does your future hold?
What are your hopes for what the future holds for me? For my children?
If this was to be our very last conversation, is there anything you’d want to say to me
For your great great grandchildren listening to this years from now: is there any wisdom you’d want to pass on to them? What would you want them to know?
Is there anything that you’ve never told me but want to tell me now?
Is there something about me that you’ve always wanted to know but have never asked?
Grandparents:
Where did you grow up?
What was your childhood like?
Who were your favorite relatives?
Do you remember any of the stories they used to tell you?
How did you and grandma/grandpa meet?
What was my mom/dad like growing up?
Do you remember any songs that you used to sing to her/him? Can you sing them now?
Was she/he well-behaved?
What is the worst thing she/he ever did?
What were your parents like?
What were your grandparents like?
How would you like to be remembered?
Are you proud of me?
