Provide a record for the next generation

You are the one with memories, with your memories. You are unique, your perspective is fresh. Write what you know, what you feel.

Here are a few questions that can prompt your personal history.

 

• Where did you grow up? What is the first thing you picture about that place? Who do you think of as closely connected to the place?
• What was your home like? How many rooms? Describe your picture of yourself there.
• Who were your neighbors? Describe what you did with your neighbors.
• How long did your family live in the area(s)? What do you remember about moving from one place to the next?
• How many siblings did you have? What were their names and when were they born? What do you remember about them when you were children?
• How are your siblings different now from their childhood?
• Who were other family members in the area? Describe where they lived.
• Did you live on a farm? What kind of crops were grown? What do you remember about working with the crops? 
• What kind of livestock or other animals did you keep? 
• Did you have any pets?
• Where did you go to school? Who were some of your classmates?

Your next assignment: use the questions to record the memories of your partner, your parents, your friends.