Hi,
>
>I found this on the internet, and thought I might pass it along to all of
you,
>so that you can make whatever use of it that might make sense.
>
>Happy spring,
>
>Dick Shoemaker
>********************
>
>           Guide for Interviewing Family Members
>
>
>The  purpose  of  this  questionaire  is  to  guide  you  in
>recording the life  experiences of a member  of your family.
>The information  you record  will become  an important  link
>between you and your descendants.
>
>At the top of a sheet of paper write: the full name, and the
>date and  place of birth  of yourself,  your  mother (maiden
>name), your father, your brothers and sisters,  your spouse,
>and your children:   and the date and place  of marriage for
>yourself,  your brothers and  sisters (with spouse's names),
>and your children (with spouse's names).
>
>Write  your  thoughts  on  sheets  of  good  quality  paper,
>numbering  each  answer  to correspond  to  the  appropriate
>question.   Write your name on  each sheet,  too,  and leave
>room to add new thoughts later.
>
>Grandparents
>
>   1.  What were the names of your mother's parents?
>   2.  When  and where  were they  born and  where did  they
>       live?
>   3.  What did they do for a living?
>   4.  Do you have personal memories of them?
>   5.  What were the names of your father's parents?
>   6.  When  and where  were they  born and  where did  they
>       live?
>   7.  What did they do for a living?
>   8.  Do you have personal memories of them?
>   9.  Did you know your grandparents well?
>  10.  What  do  you  remember  hearing  about  your  GREAT-
>       Grandparents?
>  11.  Did you ever meet them?
>  12.  Did your great-grandparents, grandparents, or parents
>       come to the US from  a foreign country?   Any stories
>       told in your family about the crossing?   Do you have
>       any relatives in foreign countries?
>  13.  What traditions are still practiced in your family?
>
>Childhood
>
>The family house
>
>  14.  What type of house did you live in as a child?
>  15.  Other buildings on the same property?
>  16.  If you moved  during your childhood,  tell  where and
>       when and what you can remember  of each house and the
>       family circumstances and the reason for the move.
>  17.  In what room did you eat?  Kitch?  Dining room?
>  18.  How was your home heated?
>  19.  Did you have a fireplace?
>  20.  What kind of kitchen stove did your parents cook on?
>  21.  What fuel was used?
>  22.  Did you  have to buy  the fuel  or was this  a chore,
>       such as cutting wood, with which you had to help?
>  23.  Did you always have electricity?    If not,  when did
>       you get it?
>  24.  Did you ever use candles or kerosene lamps?
>  25.  Did your family have a cellar?    Where did you store
>       food?
>  26.  Where did your family get  water?   Was it plentiful?
>       What methods were used to conserve water?
>
>Family relations, responsibilities, conditions
>
>  27.  What  was  your  position in  the  family?    Oldest?
>       Youngest?
>  28.  What were your duties as a small child?
>  29.  Who cooked the meals?   Who did the ironing?
>  30.  Did you buy or make your own clothing?
>  31.  When did you learn to cook and who taught you?
>  32.  Did  you  ever  learn   to  sew?    Crochet?    Knit?
>       Embroider?  And who taught you?
>  33.  Did you  ever learn  the mechanics of  a car  and who
>       taught you?
>  34.  Did your family keep in touch with distant family?
>  35.  Did you visit relatives often?
>  36.  How did you get your mail?
>  37.  What do you remember about family pets?
>  38.  Were you especially close to anyone in the family?
>  39.  How did the family spend its evenings?
>
>Family income and livelihood
>
>  40.  What did your father do for a living?
>  41.  Did your mother ever work outside of the home?
>  42.  Did you contribute to the family income?
>  43.  When  did  you get  your  first  job outside  of  the
>       family?
>  44.  Did your family have a garden?
>  45.  Who did the work on the garden?
>  46.  What kinds of vegetables did you grow?
>  47.  Did your family have fruit trees?
>  48.  Who did the canning?
>  49.  Did you raise chickens?
>  50.  What kind of meat did you eat?
>  51.  Did you keep a cow for milk?
>  52.  Did you make your own butter and cheese?
>  53.  Did anyone in the family sell eggs or butter?
>  54.  If you lived on a farm, what crops were planted?
>  55.  Who did the work?  Family?  Hired hands?
>
>Days, seasons, and special occasions
>
>  56.  What did Saturday mean to you?
>  57.  What did Sunday mean to you?
>  58.  Did you attend church on Sunday?
>  59.  Where did you attend church?
>  60.  How did you spend Christmas?
>  61.  What kinds of gifts did you receive at Christmas?
>  62.  Did your family observe Easter?
>  63.  How and where did you observe the Fourth of July?
>  64.  How was your birthday celebrated?
>  65.  What kinds of gifts did you receive on your birthday?
>  66.  Did your family entertain often?  When?
>  67.  Did your  family attend  picnics?   Family  reunions?
>       What do you remember about them?
>  68.  How did you keep cool in the summer?
>  69.  What did you wear in the winter to keep warm?
>  70.  Do you remember any blizzards or tornadoes or floods?
>
>Friends and Games
>
>  71.  What did you do for recreation?
>  72.  Did you or your brothers or sisters have any hobbies?
>  73.  Who was your best friend?
>  74.  What  did  you  and  your friends  do  when  you  got
>       together?
>  75.  Did you and your playmates play any organized games?
>  76.  Did you ever learn to swim?
>  77.  Did you participate in youth organizations?
>
>School
>
>  78.  Where did you go to school?
>  79.  Did you ever attend a one-room schoolhouse?
>  80.  How did you get to school?  If you walked, how far?
>  81.  What do you remember about these walks?  Did you walk
>       alone or with friends?
>  82.  Were these walks a hardship in winter?
>
>Transportation and surroundings
>
>  83.  Describe  the size  of the  town where  you lived  or
>       shopped.
>  84.  Where did your parents shop?
>  85.  How large or small were the stores?
>  86.  If you lived in a small town or on the farm,  did you
>       ever go into the city to shop?
>  87.  What was the largest town  you remember visiting when
>       you were young?
>  88.  Did you ever travel on a train while you were young?
>  89.  Did you or your family own a horse and buggy?
>  90.  When did  your family acquire  its first  car?   What
>       make?  How much did it cost?
>  91.  When did you learn to drive a car?
>  92.  Where did your family go on vacation?
>
>Outlook
>
>  93.  Whom did you admire most when you were young?
>  94.  When you were small, what did you hope to do when you
>       grew up?
>
>Higher Education and Career
>
>  95.  What education did you get past high school?  Did you
>       study in your adult years?
>  96.  Did your family support, oppose, or encourage you?
>  97.  Who influenced  you most  and helped  you to  develop
>       your skills?
>  98.  Would you choose the same career  if you had it to do
>       over?
>
>Marriage and Later Life
>
>  99.  When and where did you meet your husband or wife?
> 100.  How and when did you get engaged?
> 101.  When and where did you marry?
> 102.  Did you go on a honeymoon?
> 103.  Where was your first home?
> 104.  What is your spouse's occupation?
> 105.  Where and when were your children born?
> 106.  Did you or your spouse go into military service?
> 107.  If your husband  went into service,  what  did you do
>       while he was away?
> 108.  What memories do you have of war years?
> 109.  To what organizations have you belonged?
> 110.  Have  you   been  politically   active  during   your
>       lifetime?
> 111.  Which presidents have you voted for?
>
>Philosophy and Outlook
>
> 112.  Do you  have a philosopy of  life to share  with your
>       descendants?
> 113.  Do  you have  a favorite  philosopher,  teacher,   or
>       writer who best expresses your philosophy?
> 114.  Do you  have religious  leanings or  strong religious
>       beliefs?
> 115.  In  your  opinion,   which  have  been  the  greatest
>       advances or inventions of all?
> 116.  What  things have  given  you  the most  pleasure  or
>       satisfaction?
> 117.  Is  there  anything  that has  caused  you  perpetual
>       concern?   What  events or trends have  disturbed you
>       most in your lifetime?
> 118.  What  has  been  your experience  in  regard  to  the
>       following?
>       a.  Answers to prayers?
>       b.  Necessity and power of love?
>       c.  Will power  as opposed  to being  ruled by  one's
>           feelings?
> 119.  What  do  you  consider to  be  your  most  important
>       achievements?
>
>
>Abstracted   from   Virginia  Allee's  "A   Family   History
>Questionaire" in October 1978 FAMILY HERITAGE MAGAZINE.
>.
>