Story of My Life or Family History Questions

I have a "Page" on my blog that has lots of great History and Journal questions that can get you started on your family history, diary or journal. Here is a link to that post. 

I thought I would post these other questions on here as I found another paper with questions so I typed them up and you can add them to the other questions. 

If you have a picture of the event you are writing about, try to insert it into the history you are writing. You can print it out if you are writing it by hand or you can put it in the document if you are writing it on the computer. 

Here are some posts that help you scan your pictures, here is one about transferring movies and videos to dvd, and here is one about transferring over slides and sounds. 

Hope this helps you get started on your family history. 

  Name and present address

Name of parents, brothers and sisters. (Tell about them, relate stories)

Name of all grandparents and information from where they came. (Did your family pass through the major stirring events of history – Migration, pioneer etc)

Early memories of home, or homes and surroundings

Economic situations during early childhood life and beyond

Description of self, changes during passing years

Childish pranks and ways of self amusement

First school days, schoolhouse, teachers etc

First lesson in honesty

Outstanding Christmas stories or traditions

First attention from the opposite sex and first date

 

Schooling… First appearance before the public

Courting days

Embarrassing situations and what happened

Husband or wife (The beautiful things I looked for and found

Marriage – trousseau, wedding, etc

Children and family relationships

Neighbors and friends

People who have entered into your life and made a lasting impression

Church activities – Religion in your home and what part it played

Testimonies, faith-promoting incidents or answers to prayers

Travel and trips

Hobbies – Characteristics

Public life and tall stories

Personal accomplishments; desires, whether fulfilled or not

Appreciations, hope for the future

Philosophy of life

Resolve: …To write somewhat that others may know I love life

…Every good story must be based on facts… dates, names of persons, thoughts.

…Tell your story simply; don’t swell on mistakes or failures unless they taught a lesson

…Use pictures or appropriate illustrations to help make your story live