An Oral History: Preserve Your Family's Story An Oral History: Preserve Your Family's Story Hardcover

Appealing keepsake volume is filled with questions and prompts to record a parent's life and times

Don't lose those family stories!

This unique journal is designed for an adult child to record the story of a parent or grandparent.

Caregivers may also use it to help record a client's or patient's history.

One can use this resource in multiple ways:

• Use it as a conversation guide between you and a parent to record fading memories.
• Ask a parent to fill it out on their own.
• Or fill out what you know yourself.
• The book includes numerous tips on recording a life story, such as providing memory cues by perusing old photos together or possibly visiting a hometown.

"The family is link to our past, bridge to our future." —Alex Haley

Prompts throughout the book invite a parent to remember and record things about:

• Great-grandparents
• Grandparents
• Mother and Father
• Siblings
• Other relatives
• Family health history
• Much more

Easy fill-in prompts

Thoughtful book allows a parent to recall:

• Early memories, birth, childhood, friendships, education, and employment
• Milestones and major events
• Everyday life
• Celebrations
• Interests and beliefs
• Things: favorite foods, fashions, possessions, cars, etc.
• Thoughts and reflections on life