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Personal History Project | Personal History Project What Has Motivated You to Write This Personal History? | ||
What Has Motivated You to Write This Personal History? | |||
''History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.'' (Sir Winston Churchill)<br><br>Here is a good place to tell your reader why you are writing this personal history. Was it because your family or friends wanted you too? Or did you decide to do it on your own? If so, why? What may have motivated you to begin this project can be of help to others who maybe thinking of doing the same thing themselves. <br> | ''History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.'' (Sir Winston Churchill)<br><br>Here is a good place to tell your reader why you are writing this personal history. Was it because your family or friends wanted you too? Or did you decide to do it on your own? If so, why? What may have motivated you to begin this project can be of help to others who maybe thinking of doing the same thing themselves. <br> | ||
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*Tell of your experiences if you have you ever visited any of the areas where your father’s ancestors lived or the country from which they came? | *Tell of your experiences if you have you ever visited any of the areas where your father’s ancestors lived or the country from which they came? | ||
MOTHER’S ANCESTRY | |||
MOTHER’S ANCESTRY | |||
*How far back have you traced back your mother’s ancestry? | *How far back have you traced back your mother’s ancestry? | ||
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*Tell of your experiences if you have you ever visited any of the areas where your mother’s ancestors lived or the country from which they came? | *Tell of your experiences if you have you ever visited any of the areas where your mother’s ancestors lived or the country from which they came? | ||
PARENT'S HISTORY | |||
''The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.'' (Clarence Darrow)<br><br>Now I admit that these questions are very superficial. The reason being is this is a personal history about you. If you want to make a far more detail history of your parent’s then you may want to interview them using all the questions in this guide. <br><br> | ''The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.'' (Clarence Darrow)<br><br>Now I admit that these questions are very superficial. The reason being is this is a personal history about you. If you want to make a far more detail history of your parent’s then you may want to interview them using all the questions in this guide. <br><br> | ||
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*What are your personal feeling towards your father? | *What are your personal feeling towards your father? | ||
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MOTHER'S HISTORY | |||
*Who is your mother? | *Who is your mother? | ||
*Where and when was she born? | *Where and when was she born? | ||
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*What are your personal feelings towards your mother? | *What are your personal feelings towards your mother? | ||
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Events Surrounding Your Birth | |||
''There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.'' (George Santayana)<br><br>Now we begin to talk about you. For the first years of your life, you will obviously have to consult with family. If you don’t like taking notes or afraid you’ll not remember all that you were told, you might think about using a audio recorder or camcorder. Not only do you have a recording of what was said but you a recording of the person saying it which may be a bonus if they are a relative. If it is a parent or grandparent, it may be the only record your decendents have of them. <br><br> | ''There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.'' (George Santayana)<br><br>Now we begin to talk about you. For the first years of your life, you will obviously have to consult with family. If you don’t like taking notes or afraid you’ll not remember all that you were told, you might think about using a audio recorder or camcorder. Not only do you have a recording of what was said but you a recording of the person saying it which may be a bonus if they are a relative. If it is a parent or grandparent, it may be the only record your decendents have of them. <br><br> | ||
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*Here are some questions if you were adopted. | *Here are some questions if you were adopted. | ||
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IF YOUR WERE ADOPTED | IF YOUR WERE ADOPTED | ||
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*How many more children followed you into your family? | *How many more children followed you into your family? | ||
Childhood (1-12) | |||
''There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.'' (Alice Thomas Ellis) <br><br> | |||
CHILDHOOD YEARS | CHILDHOOD YEARS | ||
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*Relate any meaningful experiences that you would like. | *Relate any meaningful experiences that you would like. | ||
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LDS CHURCH ACTIVITY | LDS CHURCH ACTIVITY | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<br><br>The Family You Grew Up In<br>''A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.'' (Ogden Nash) <br><br>Here you can tell us about the family you grew up in. While you’re at it try to get video recordings of them to pass down. Consider giving these records to their children too. <br><br> | |||
BROTHERS AND SISTERS | BROTHERS AND SISTERS | ||
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*Describe their families. | *Describe their families. | ||
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VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS | VACATIONS AND HOLIDAYS | ||
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*Did you keep on doing any of these activities after you left home? | *Did you keep on doing any of these activities after you left home? | ||
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OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS | OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS | ||
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*What are your personal feeling towards them? | *What are your personal feeling towards them? | ||
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DEATH OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS | DEATH OF FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Teenage Years <br>''The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.'' (Quentin Crisp) <br><br>These are questions which deal with what you were learning in the teenage years when you were trying to find yourself and your place in this world. <br> | |||
*Did you have a hobby at this time? | *Did you have a hobby at this time? | ||
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*What did you do on the weekends? | *What did you do on the weekends? | ||
<br><brSchool Days<br>''We all learn by experience but some of us have to go to summer school.'' (Peter De Vries) <br><br>Here you can relate your experiences through all the12 grades of school. <br><br> | |||
PRE-SCHOOL | PRE-SCHOOL | ||
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*Can you remember any friends or teachers? | *Can you remember any friends or teachers? | ||
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GRADE SCHOOL | GRADE SCHOOL | ||
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*What grade school did you graduate from and when? | *What grade school did you graduate from and when? | ||
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JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ||
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*Do you remember any world or local events during your junior high school years? | *Do you remember any world or local events during your junior high school years? | ||
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HIGH SCHOOL | HIGH SCHOOL | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<br><br>EARLY RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES | |||
EARLY RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES | |||
''Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.'' (Seneca) <br><br>Religion plays a large roll in many of our lives. The questions here are for members of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. However, they can be reworded if you are a member of some other Christian denomination. <br><br> | ''Be silent as to services you have rendered, but speak of favors you have received.'' (Seneca) <br><br>Religion plays a large roll in many of our lives. The questions here are for members of The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. However, they can be reworded if you are a member of some other Christian denomination. <br><br> | ||
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*What was it that got you active again? | *What was it that got you active again? | ||
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CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE NOT BORN IN THE LDS CHURCH | CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE NOT BORN IN THE LDS CHURCH | ||
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*Write your testimonies for you descendants. | *Write your testimonies for you descendants. | ||
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CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE BORN INTO THE LDS CHURCH | CONVERSION TO THE GOSPEL IF YOU WERE BORN INTO THE LDS CHURCH | ||
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*Write your testimony to your descendants. | *Write your testimony to your descendants. | ||
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MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES | MISSIONARY EXPERIENCES | ||
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*What advise would you give to others preparing to go on a mission? | *What advise would you give to others preparing to go on a mission? | ||
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GROWING UP JEWISH | GROWING UP JEWISH | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<br><brYoung Adult<br>''When I was younger, I could remember anything, whether it had happened or not.'' (Mark Twain) <br><br> | |||
You may have by now made a career choice and were pursuing higher education or additional training in your field of interest. Maybe the military interrupted your plans. You probably were thinking about marriage, too. Here are questions that relate to these major life decisions. <br><br> | You may have by now made a career choice and were pursuing higher education or additional training in your field of interest. Maybe the military interrupted your plans. You probably were thinking about marriage, too. Here are questions that relate to these major life decisions. <br><br> | ||
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*Who help you in your time of need? | *Who help you in your time of need? | ||
<br><br>Additional Schooling''A college education never hurt anybody who was willing to learn after he got it.'' (Author Unknown) <br><br> | |||
TRADE SCHOOL | TRADE SCHOOL | ||
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*After graduation from trade school did you perhaps wish you had gone to college? | *After graduation from trade school did you perhaps wish you had gone to college? | ||
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COLLEGE | COLLEGE | ||
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*What would you change if you could go back to school - change majors, pick better friends, etc.? | *What would you change if you could go back to school - change majors, pick better friends, etc.? | ||
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GRADUATE SCHOOL | GRADUATE SCHOOL | ||
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*Did you go to work right after graduation? | *Did you go to work right after graduation? | ||
<br><br>Military<br>''I do not doubt that whatever misery He permits will be for our ultimate good unless by rebellious will we convert it to evil.'' C. S. Lewis) <br> | |||
*Were you in the Armed Forces? | *Were you in the Armed Forces? | ||
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*Tell your overall feelings about serving in the armed forces.Other questions and notes: | *Tell your overall feelings about serving in the armed forces.Other questions and notes: | ||
First Real Job<br>''If you have a job without aggravations, you don't have a job.'' (Malcolm Forbes) <br><br> | |||
*What was your first real job after school? | *What was your first real job after school? | ||
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*Did you stay with this company or in time move on? | *Did you stay with this company or in time move on? | ||
<br><br>Courtship and the Wedding<br>''When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.'' (Albert Einstein) <br><br>Here is where we talk about one of the greatest decisions you will ever make in your life who you will marry. Your children will want to know these things to better appreciate what brought their parents together. <br><br> | |||
COURTSHIP | COURTSHIP | ||
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*What advise would you give to the reader about courtship and the process of selecting a mate? | *What advise would you give to the reader about courtship and the process of selecting a mate? | ||
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THE WEDDING AND THE HONEYMOON | |||
*Where and when did the marriage ceremony take place? | *Where and when did the marriage ceremony take place? | ||
*Who was in attendance? | *Who was in attendance? | ||
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*Describe the honeymoon. | *Describe the honeymoon. | ||
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AFTER THE HONEYMOON | AFTER THE HONEYMOON | ||
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*What advise do you wish to give now? | *What advise do you wish to give now? | ||
<br><br>Adjusting to Married Life Before Children<br>''Marriage: a book of which the first chapter is written in poetry and the remaining chapters in prose.'' (Beverly Nichols) <br><br> | |||
*As time went on, what was the feelings you had for your in-laws? | *As time went on, what was the feelings you had for your in-laws? | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<br><br>Beginnings of Family Life<br>''Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other never forgets them.'' (Ogden Nash) <br><br>Here you can begin to talk about your beginnings as a family. You can describe the birth of each child and tell them about their very early roll in the family. Much of this material they will use if they get around to writing their personal histories. <br><br> | |||
FIRST CHILD | FIRST CHILD | ||
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*What have you done to keep the memory of this child alive? | *What have you done to keep the memory of this child alive? | ||
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SECOND CHILD | SECOND CHILD | ||
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*What have you done to keep the memory of this child alive? | *What have you done to keep the memory of this child alive? | ||
<br><br>OTHER CHILDREN | |||
<br>USE THE ABOVE QUESTIONS FOR EACH CHILD TO COME INTO YOUR FAMILY CIRCLE <br><br> | <br>USE THE ABOVE QUESTIONS FOR EACH CHILD TO COME INTO YOUR FAMILY CIRCLE <br><br> | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Family Changes<br>''We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.'' (Harrison Ford) <br><br>Not all relationships go smoothly. Here are questions if you were divorce and remarriaged. <br><br> | |||
DIVORCE | DIVORCE | ||
*Did you go through a divorce? | *Did you go through a divorce? | ||
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*Do you consider the divorce was for the better or maybe a mistake? | *Do you consider the divorce was for the better or maybe a mistake? | ||
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SECOND MARRIAGE | SECOND MARRIAGE | ||
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*What advise would you give to the reader about courtship and the process of selecting a mate? | *What advise would you give to the reader about courtship and the process of selecting a mate? | ||
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THE SECOND WEDDING AND THE HONEYMOON | THE SECOND WEDDING AND THE HONEYMOON | ||
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*Where did you go on your honeymoon? | *Where did you go on your honeymoon? | ||
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AFTER THE SECOND HONEYMOON | AFTER THE SECOND HONEYMOON | ||
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*What advise would you give to the reader as far as preparing to remarry? | *What advise would you give to the reader as far as preparing to remarry? | ||
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YOURS, MINE, AND OURS< | YOURS, MINE, AND OURS< | ||
*Did you have custody of your children when you remarried? | *Did you have custody of your children when you remarried? | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Ages 30 - 40<br>"Age is not a particularly interesting subject. Anyone can get old. All you have to do is live long enough.'' (Groucho Marx) <br><br>Life may be settling down to routine by now and you are playing the game of getting ahead in life. Here you can also describe your efforts to teach your children and watch them grow up. For many, thirty marks the end of youth and the real beginning of adulthood. <br><br> | |||
*How did you feel on your thirtieth birthday? | *How did you feel on your thirtieth birthday? | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Ages 40 - 50<br>''A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time.'' (Oliver Wendell Holmes) <br><br>Your probably thinking about how your life as been up to this point. Here you can tell about your successes in your occupation and/or family. <br><br> | |||
*How did you feel about turning forty? | *How did you feel about turning forty? | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Ages 50 -65<br>''I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.'' (Agatha Christie) <br><br>Some go through “mid life crisis” at about this time. You may wonder if you should have taken a different course. You may feel deeply about some failures you have endured. Here is the place to tell about that. <br><br> | |||
*How did you feel about turning fifty? | *How did you feel about turning fifty? | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Retirement<br>''It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.'' (Scott Elledge) <br><br>Some look forward to this time in their life. They think they can now take it easy and let the world worry about all the things it likes to worry about. But many find life even busier. <br><br> | |||
*When did you retire? | *When did you retire? | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Summing Up<br>''We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.'' (Marcel Proust) <br><br> | |||
*What personality traits do you admire most and why? | *What personality traits do you admire most and why? | ||
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*How would you like to be remembered? | *How would you like to be remembered? | ||
''You may have deceived yourself, but experience is not trying to deceive you. ''(C. S. Lewis) | |||
<br>Here you can put any words of wisdom, sum up things learned and say something to each important person in your life. | |||
*Say something to each of your children individually. | *Say something to each of your children individually. | ||
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*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Subjects For a Topical Personal History | |||
"The way for a person to develop a style is (a) to know exactly what he wants to say, and (b) sure he is saying exactly that.'' (C. S. Lewis) <br><br> | |||
*What makes you happy? | *What makes you happy? | ||
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*Your financial status and past ups and downs. | *Your financial status and past ups and downs. | ||
*Some situation in which you were defeated or failed. | *Some situation in which you were defeated or failed. | ||