With a step-by-step interview process and advice for conducting your genealogical search, Reaching Back helps you discover and record your family's history by giving you the framework for interviewing relatives and recording their memories. Cherish it yourself and then pass it on to the next generation. Leading you through an interview with a relative (or a questionnaire for yourself), this book provides an extensive list of questions to ask, ranging from the factual: "Where was you first home located?" to the philosophical: "Why do you believe you were put here on earth?" The questions are ordered so you can follow them sequentially. Chapters cover distinct segments of life, such as childhood and teen years, marriage, employment, and child rearing. In addition, the book provides you with pages for pasting photos and important documents such as marriage certificates, as well as space for recording favorite family recipes, important family stories and the whereabouts of heirlooms. Family trees sum up the genealogy, providing a quick-glance genealogical "map."
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Excellent conversation starter and guide,
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This review is from: Reaching Back (Paperback)
I've had this book for several years, and tried to interest my parents and in-laws in it. Their interest was only marginal. But I recently used the book to help me with interviewing my father-in-law. I used a video camera to record the event so that I didn't need to write during the interview (the book is designed as a workbook to be filled out), and worked through the questions in the book. While some of the questions seemed silly at first (what clothing did you wear as a child), they actually helped us to explore some interesting topics (his mother was good at sewing, and made knickers for him!).So, I can heartily recommend this book as a guide to interviewing your ancestors/relatives. Be forewarned: it takes quite a long time to do the interviewing, so don't wait until your relative is on his or her deathbed.
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