Topics

Below is a list of topics to help you get started. This is by no means a complete list. You will cover topics based on who you are interviewing and what you are trying to find out.

"Baseball, Old Maid, and Andy Over and you know what games we played [at school] in the wintertime - I don't know if you'd call it a game or not, but it sure was competition. We'd spend our time adding to see who could add the quickest. I beat the eighth graders!"...........Sylvia Sieberns.

 

 

 

 

Childhood Stories This could include games, school, brothers and sisters, clothing, or hobbies.

Education

Occupations

Ancestors

Historical Events

Traditions

Recreation

Geography

Holidays

Then and Now This could include a comparison of clothing styles, music, cars, social customs, or technology.

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