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== Getting started by gathering information == | == Getting started by gathering information == | ||
Have family discussions family members. There are friends and family members who are carrying family history around in their heads. Make appointments to talk to them. Record the interviews. | Have family discussions with family members. There are friends and family members who are carrying family history around in their heads. Make appointments to talk to them. Record the interviews. | ||
Make a commitment to write. Find a specific day and time to write each week perhaps a Sunday afternoon. Find a place to write | Make a commitment to write. Find a specific day and time to write each week, perhaps a Sunday afternoon. Find a place to write -- a table or desk with space for material, group sheets, pictures, mementos. Sort out the important documents, letters, pictures and memorabilia that will put life into your stories. Collect mementos, pictures, news paper clippings, items that will trigger memories. You may want to keep separate folders for each stage of your life. Decide how you wish to capture what you write. You may want to write it in a note book, dictate it onto a CD, use a computer, or have another person assist you. | ||
Make a time line of your life thus far. | Make a time line of your life thus far. | ||
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*Do you remember the names of friends that you had at school? | *Do you remember the names of friends that you had at school? | ||
*Baptism and confirmation | *Baptism and confirmation | ||
=== High School and college Years === | === High School and college Years === | ||
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*Name of your high school | *Name of your high school | ||
*First date | *First date | ||
*High school clubs that you participated in | *High school clubs that you participated in | ||
*Favorite music | *Favorite music | ||
*Dress and hair styles | *Dress and hair styles | ||
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=== Adult experiences === | === Adult experiences === | ||
*College days and social organizations you belonged to | *College days and social organizations you belonged to | ||
*Mission experiences | *Mission experiences | ||
*Military service | *Military service | ||
*Courtship and marriage | *Courtship and marriage | ||
*How and when did you meet your spouse | *How and when did you meet your spouse? | ||
*Events of your courtship | *Events of your courtship | ||
*Wedding plans | *Wedding plans | ||
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*What activities or hobbies do you enjoy Financial plans that you have made for your retirement years. | *What activities or hobbies do you enjoy Financial plans that you have made for your retirement years. | ||
*How is your health? | *How is your health? | ||
*What society or life style changes have you seen over the years | *What society or life style changes have you seen over the years? | ||
*What events affected you life the most? | *What events affected you life the most? | ||
*What Now! | *What Now! | ||
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*''Family Focused ''by Janice T. Dixon, PhD | *''Family Focused ''by Janice T. Dixon, PhD | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Personal_History]] | ||