Interface administrators, Administrators (Semantic MediaWiki), Curators (Semantic MediaWiki), Editors (Semantic MediaWiki)
82,369
edits
m
no edit summary
mNo edit summary |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
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> | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Parent's Ancestry | ==== Parent's Ancestry ==== | ||
''“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good ol age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”'' (Genesis 25:8)<br><br>It’s always a good idea to tell what you know about your ancestry. You may be the only source of information, for example, about your grand parents which your grand children will ever have. You are the bridge between these generations. In addition, these questions give you a chance to not only pass on what you know about them but how they may have effected your life. Your decendents will be just as interested in these people as they are in you. Again, you may be the only source of information about them. If you were not all that familiar with your family’s ancestry, you may want to go to other family members and ask them these questions. If there is no one to asked, you will have to begin the process of researching for your roots. If you have never been involved in genealogical research you will find it a lot of fun. To learn about it go to http://www.familysearch.org/. for all the help you’ll ever need. <br><br> | ''“Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good ol age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.”'' (Genesis 25:8)<br><br>It’s always a good idea to tell what you know about your ancestry. You may be the only source of information, for example, about your grand parents which your grand children will ever have. You are the bridge between these generations. In addition, these questions give you a chance to not only pass on what you know about them but how they may have effected your life. Your decendents will be just as interested in these people as they are in you. Again, you may be the only source of information about them. If you were not all that familiar with your family’s ancestry, you may want to go to other family members and ask them these questions. If there is no one to asked, you will have to begin the process of researching for your roots. If you have never been involved in genealogical research you will find it a lot of fun. To learn about it go to http://www.familysearch.org/. for all the help you’ll ever need. <br><br> | ||
FATHER’S ANCESTRY | ==== FATHER’S ANCESTRY ==== | ||
*How far have you traced back your father’s ancestry? | *How far have you traced back your father’s ancestry? | ||
| Line 42: | Line 42: | ||
*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? | ||
| Line 65: | Line 65: | ||
*Do you have any personal mementos from any of your mother’s ancestors? | *Do you have any personal mementos from any of your mother’s ancestors? | ||
*How did you come in possession of these mementos and what might they mean to you? | *How did you come in possession of these mementos and what might they mean to you? | ||
*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 | === 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> | ||
FATHER'S HISTORY | ==== FATHER'S HISTORY ==== | ||
*Who is your father? | *Who is your father? | ||
| Line 100: | Line 101: | ||
*Any shared experiences you would like to relate? | *Any shared experiences you would like to relate? | ||
*What are your personal feeling towards your father? | *What are your personal feeling towards your father? | ||
** | |||
==== MOTHER'S HISTORY ==== | |||
==== ==== | |||
*Who is your mother? | *Who is your mother? | ||
*Where and when was she born? | *Where and when was she born? | ||
| Line 182: | Line 185: | ||
*How many more children followed you into your family? | *How many more children followed you into your family? | ||
Childhood (1-12) | Childhood (1-12) ''There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.'' (Alice Thomas Ellis) <br><br> | ||
''There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters.'' (Alice Thomas Ellis) <br><br> | |||
CHILDHOOD YEARS | CHILDHOOD YEARS | ||
| Line 599: | Line 601: | ||
*What did you do on the weekends? | *What did you do on the weekends? | ||
<br> | <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 | ||
| Line 1,035: | Line 1,037: | ||
*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
<br> | <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> | ||
| Line 1,350: | Line 1,352: | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
THE WEDDING AND THE HONEYMOON | 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? | ||
| Line 1,743: | Line 1,746: | ||
<br><br> | <br><br> | ||
YOURS, MINE, AND OURS< | YOURS, MINE, AND OURS&lt | ||
*Did you have custody of your children when you remarried? | *Did you have custody of your children when you remarried? | ||
| Line 1,780: | Line 1,783: | ||
*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> | 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? | ||
| Line 2,207: | Line 2,210: | ||
*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) | ''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. | ||
<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. | ||
| Line 2,219: | Line 2,221: | ||
*Other questions and notes: | *Other questions and notes: | ||
Subjects For a Topical Personal History | 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>'' | ||
"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? | ||