Write about your name. Where did it come from? What does it mean?

 

When and where were you born?

 

What was your mother like and what kind of a mother was she?

 

What was your father like and what kind of a father was he?

 

What are some traits that you inherited from your mother?

 

What are some traits that you inherited from your father?

 

Do you have any siblings? Write about them.

 

Write about your grandparents.

 

Do you remember your great-grandparents?  What do you know about them?

 

Write about your aunts.

 

Write about your uncles.

 

Write about your cousins.

 

What are your first memories in life?

 

Where did you grow up? What do you remember from that place?

 

Where was your first home and what are your memories of it?

 

What homes/places have you lived?

 

Think about your house growing up. What was it like?

 

What was your childhood bedroom like?

 

What was your favorite activity as a child?

 

What was your favorite place as a child?

 

Who were your friends as a child?

 

Did you have a nickname growing up or as an adult?  What was it and why?

 

Was there a chore you really hated doing as a child?

 

What kind of books did you like to read?

 

Do you remember having a favorite nursery rhyme or bedtime story? What was it?

 

What did a typical day look like as a child?

 

Did you have any childhood diseases or health issues?

 

Who was the oldest person you remember as a child?

 

What world events were significant to you as a child?

 

Write about your early school memories.

 

What was your favorite subject in school?

 

Who was your favorite teacher as a child

 

Did you move as a child? Write about it.

 

What was your favorite food as a child?

 

What were your favorite childhood games?

 

What did your family do for fun when you were a child?

 

Write about your most memorable birthday?

 

How did you typically celebrate your birthday?

 

Write about your favorite holiday memory.

 

What was the hardest part about growing up?

 

What was the best part about growing up

 

What are some things that you wish you had or had more of as a child?

 

Did you travel as a child?  What were your favorite places to visit?

 

What were you most proud of as a child?

 

What did you want to be/do when you grew up? Did you become or do it?

 

Did you have any favorite toys or pets as a child?

 

What games did you play as a child?

 

What memories as a child do you have of holidays?

 

What did you enjoy doing with your mother as a young child?

 

What did you enjoy doing with your father as a young child?

 

What did a typical day look like as a teen?

 

What was high school like for you?

 

Who taught you to drive?

 

What was your first car?  How much did it cost?

 

What school activities and sports did you participate in?

 

Were you ever given any special awards for your studies or school activities?

 

Tell us about the schools that you attended?  (Elementary, Jr High, High School, beyond)

 

Did you have any boyfriends/girlfriends as a youth? Write about them.

 

Do you remember any classmates or teachers? 

 

Do you have any favorite teachers in high school?

 

What did you do for lunches in high school?

 

What school years were your favorite?

 

What subjects in high school were your favorites and least enjoyable?

 

Who were some of your friends growing up during your teen years?

 

Did you have any boyfriends/girlfriends as a youth? Write about them.

 

Where did you attend high school?

 

What were your schools like?

 

What was your favorite subject in high school and why?

 

What subject in high school was the easiest for you?

 

What was your least favorite subject in high school and why?

 

How do your fellow classmates from high school remember you best?

 

Did you get good grades in high school?

 

Did you like high school?

 

What did you wear to school? Describe it.

 

Were there any fads during your youth that you remember vividly?

 

Describe yourself as a young adult.

 

Were you ever given any special awards for your studies or school activities?

 

Did you and your friends have a special hang-out where you liked to spend time?

 

When did you first leave home? Write about that experience.

 

What was your first job?

 

What other jobs have you had?

 

Did you make enough money to live comfortably?

 

What was your first paycheck? 

 

What job was your favorite and why?

 

What job was your least favorite and why?

 

What job was your most challenging/rewarding and why?

 

What job would you like to have if not your current one?

 

Who taught you how to work?

 

How long did you have to work each day at your job?

 

How old were you when you retired? Or when do you want, or can retire?

 

What did your parents do for work?

 

Did you attend any school or training after high school?

 

How many years of education have you completed?

 

Do you have a college degree(s)?  From where?  If so, what was

your field of study?

 

How did you decide on a career?

 

How old were you when you started dating?

 

Do you remember your first date?  Who was your first date?  How did it go?

 

When, where, and how did you first meet your present spouse?  Describe them.

 

Do you remember where you went on the first date with your spouse?  Describe it.

 

How long did you know them before you got married?

 

Describe your wedding proposal.

 

Where and when did you get married? (Include date, place, church, etc.)

 

Describe your wedding ceremony.

 

Who was there? Best Man, Bride's Maid, other wedding party members?

 

Did you have a honeymoon?  Where did you go?

 

How would you describe your spouse(s)?

 

How did you find out you were going to be a parent for the first time?

 

How many children did you have?

 

What were their names, birth dates, and birthplaces?

 

Why did you give them the names that you did?

 

What did your children do when they were small that really amazed you?

 

How did you find out you were going to be a parent for the first time?

 

What is the funniest thing you can remember that one of your children said or did?

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