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50 Questions to Ask Relatives About Family History

By Kimberly Powell.

A Script for Video or Audio Interviews with Family Members

An Oral History Primer

Clio Whispers About Oral History

Countdown to Millennium - An Oral History Collection Project

Oral history stories of residents from southeastern Ohio.

DoHistory - Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History Updated

Family Legends - Can they be trusted?

Family Legends, True or False. And How Do I Solve Them?

Summary of a discussion from the Sedona Genealogy Club.

Family Narrative Project

We help you tell your family stories through online courses, workshops, writing prompts and free information. We help people explore, save, and share family and individual stories, so you leave a meaningful legacy for future generations.

Family Oral History Using Digital Tools

Family stories. Everyone has 'em. They tell where you come from. They hold secrets to who you are. This site explores how to use digital tools and media to record and preserve spoken memories of family members.

Genealogy.com - Interviewing Mom and Grandma: Oral History Tips

Article by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack.

Genealogy.com - Organizing Oral History Information

Genealogy.com - Suggested Topics and Questions for Oral Histories

Genealogy.com - The Importance of Oral Histories

An article written by Lyman D. Platt, Ph.D.

Geni - 30 Questions to Ask to Draw Out Family Stories

Guide for Interviewing Family Members

Abstracted from Virginia Allee's A Family History Questionaire in October 1978 Family Heritage Magazine.

Guide for Interviewing Family Members

A Guide for Interviewing Family Members, with tips collected by Dick Eastman from various sources.

H-Oralhist

A member of the H-Net, Humanities & Social Sciences On-Line initiative.

imaStory.com - Everyone has a story!

A website that helps children interview and write the life stories of their parents and grandparents. Imastory is fun, free, easy to use and has a Lesson Plan for educators and a question guideline for students. The program is an excellent tool for schools, churches, not-for-profits and other organizations for creating not only life stories but also a friendlier and more productive community environment. Stories created can be printed and the books sold to friends and families as fundraisers.

Indiana University - Center for the Study of History and Memory - Oral History Techniques