Preserving Our Family’s Story

Every family has stories that deserve to be remembered.

Some are funny. Some are heartbreaking. Some explain where your family came from, what your ancestors endured, what they believed and how the choices they made shaped the generations that followed.

But too often, those stories disappear because no one thought to ask the questions while there was still time.

Preserving Our Family’s Story is a practical, step-by-step guide to interviewing family members, friends and neighbors and turning their memories into a lasting record for future generations.

You’ll learn how to decide whom to interview, prepare meaningful questions, create a comfortable setting, record conversations with simple equipment, handle sensitive subjects with care and ask follow-up questions that lead to richer stories. The guide also walks you through what to do after the interview, including transcription, backup, sharing and creating a family archive, memoir or video collection.

One of its most useful features is a collection of 100 interview questions covering childhood, family, coming of age, love and marriage, work, parenting, history, faith, identity, hardship, turning points, wisdom and reflection.

The book also includes a quick-start checklist to help you prepare, conduct and preserve each interview with confidence.

You don’t need professional equipment or years of genealogy experience.

You simply need someone whose memories matter—and the willingness to listen.

Because the people you love are living bridges between your family’s past and its future.

Digital e-book • Includes PDF + EPUB editions • $4.99