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List of Questions for My Childhood
• What is a fond early memory of your mother?  • What is a fond early memory of your father? • Who was a close childhood friend, and what did you enjoy doing together? • What was your hometown like? • What was Saturday morning like in your neighborhood?  • What did the local kids do for fun? • What did your hometown smell like? (This may seem a little odd, but the experts tell us that a story is better if it makes use of all the senses – taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound.) • What did you like to do to pass the time? • What childhood family vacation memories would you like to share? • Who did you look up to as a child? • Share about family get-togethers and traditions. • Name one enjoyable memory with each of your siblings. • Who were your heroes?
List of Questions for My Family
• Describe Your Early Family - Your readers will enjoy hearing about your parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents, because it provides insight for who they are too. • If you haven’t already, consider a section on the prior generations in your family. You don’t have to be lengthy, but give an idea of where they lived, what they did, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them. • If your siblings didn’t get enough coverage in the early chapters, this would be a good place to write about them. • Describe Your Immediate Family - Share stories of each member from various stages of their life and consider how that predicted their future. For example, Write about the assertive little girl who hosted lemonade stands that grew up to be successful business woman. • Write a note to your Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren that they can cherish in the future.
List of Questions for My Parents
• What is one story from your mother’s childhood that she shared with you? • What is one story from your father’s childhood that he shared with you? • Where did your mom grow up? • Where did your dad grow up? • What is a story that your parents shared about their early marriage? • What did your father do as a career? • Did your mother work outside the home, if so, what was her career? • Did your father or mother have any life philosophies that they shared with you? • Tell about something your parent(s) did that made you proud.
List of Questions for My Grandparents
• What are some of your early memories of your grandparents? • Where were your grandparents raised? • What careers did your grandparents have? • What did they do to make a living? • What is a favorable trait you received from your grandparents? • If you could write a thank you letter to your grandparent(s), what would it say?
List of Questions for My Spouse/Life Partner
• When did you first meet? What initially attracted you? • What was your first date? Where did you go? How did it go? • Talk about your wedding day. • Talk about significant anniversaries or other milestones. • What do you admire about your partner? • Tell us about the times that are most special between you and your partner. • Tell us something you appreciate about your partner.
List of Questions for My Children
• Where were your children born? Any stories you want to share about their birth? • What are some of your earliest memories of your children? • What did your children enjoy doing in their early years? • Describe one thing that made you proud of your child/children in their early years? • What traits did you see early in your child/children’s that remained with them as they grew up? • Name 2-3 positive things about each of your children.
List of Questions for My Friends
So far, your story is how you remember it. Take this opportunity to reminisce with those who share your memories and get their input. It’s likely that you will hear parts of stories you didn’t know and remember things that had slipped your mind.
List of Questions for My Junior High Years
• What types of activities were you involved in? • Which subjects did you enjoy? • Who is one of your favorite teachers and why? • Who did you enjoy spending time with in junior high? • What was your favorite sports team? • What were your favorite movies? • What type of music did you listen to? • What was going on in the world while you were in junior high, and how did it affect you?
List of Questions for My High School Years
•Where was your high school? How big was your graduating class? • What were your favorite subjects? • Who were your favorite teachers? • Who did you spend most of your time with? • What clubs or organizations were you involved in? • What sports or athletic activities did you participate in? • Did you own a car? If so, what kind? How did you come to own it? • What was the music of the day? What kind of music did you enjoy? • What were the clothing styles? What were your favorites? • What are some fond memories of your parents during your high school years? • Did you own a pet? What is a favorite memory of it? • Did you take any trips during high school that you would like to share? • Was there a rival school or sports team?
List of Questions for My College/Junior College/Trade School/Apprenticeship Years
• How did you decide what to do after high school? Who was influential to you during that decision? What goals or dreams did you have? • Did you move/relocate during these years? Where did you go and when? • Where did you hang out? • What did you study? • Were you clear on a career choice, or were you like most of us and took a bit to decide? • How did you organize your life, make sure you got everything done? • What activities did you participate in? • Who was influential to you? • What motivated you to succeed? • What was going on in the world at that time? How did it affect you? • What jobs did you have?
List of Questions for My First Jobs
• What made you select your first job? What were you doing? How much did it pay? (This gets more interesting as time passes) • Most people have a good “first job” story – what’s yours? • What was going on in the world at that time – how did it affect your first job? • What were your next few jobs? Depending on how many you had and how quickly you changed jobs, you may want to dwell a little on each or provide a quick list of some of the major ones. • If you were able to advance in your career, what made you earn that promotion? • What did you enjoy about the various places you worked? • This may be a good time to get into some detail on one to two gratifying work experiences. • A word of caution: As you discuss your various jobs and places of employment, be careful not to discuss issues you would not have discussed openly at the time. If it wasn’t appropriate to discuss the secret sauce at the restaurant or the trick to making a quality widget, it likely still isn’t a good idea to mention it in your story. • Another word of caution: Workplace relationships can be tricky and office politics can be tempting to mention as you recall that period of your life; however, you’re better off to keep things positive and discuss the enjoyable aspects of your work life.
List of Questions for My Retirement
• If you’ve been fortunate enough to make it this far, tell us what you enjoy about it. Give the rest of us something to look forward to. Share a little wisdom gained from having time to reflect. • Tell us something you’ve accomplished while being retired. • Tell us something you want to accomplish while retired.
List of Questions for I Believe - My Values
• What beliefs were handed down from your parents/grandparents? • What beliefs have you tried to instill in your children? • What values do you hold dear? • If you were to start the sentence, “I believe…” how would you end it?
List of Questions for My Hobbies
• What were your hobbies while young? • What did you enjoy in your off hours? • What type of physical activity did you enjoy? • What clubs or organizations did you belong to? • How did your interests change over the years?
List of Questions for My Vacations
• Early years - childhood vacation memories can be some of the best, and the sights, sounds, and smells can be entertaining to read. • Describe some of your favorite vacations.
List of Questions for My Relatives
• How many brothers and sisters do your parents have? • Describe one memory with an aunt or uncle. • Do you feel you have common traits with your cousins? •Tell us about a trip to visit relatives. • Describe favorite memories with nieces and/or nephews.
List of Questions for My Ancestors
• What stories do you have about your great-grandparents? • Where did your great-grandparents live? • How did your great-grandparents make a living? • Where did your distant ancestors live? • Remember to take pictures of any documents you want to capture regarding your ancestors.
List of Questions for My Time in the Military
• Where did you do basic training? • Describe one way your time in the military changed you for the better. • Tell us about a memory that stands out. • Tell us about a friendship that you had.
List of Questions for My Work Life
• How did you end up in your chosen field? • Tell us a little about the various jobs you have held. • What is one work accomplishment that makes you proud? • Give us an example of a team accomplishment in which you were involved. • Did you ever lead a team at work? If so, what was important to you as a leader? • Tell us a funny story related to your work career.
List of Questions for My Favorites
• Movies • Songs • Singer/band • Food • Dessert • Flower • Sport • Sports Teams • Toy • Car • Pet • Boss • Leaders • Quotes • Poems
List of Questions for My Sports/Activities
• What activities did you enjoy as a young child? • What sports/activities did you participate in during grade school/junior high? • What sports/activities did you participate in during high school? • Describe one favorite memory from a sport or activity. • What sports or activities did you enjoy while young that you still do today?
List of Questions My Heroes
• Who were your cultural, political or sports heroes? Why? • Who were your real-life heroes when you were young? Why? • Tell us about someone who has had a great impact on your life.
List of Questions for My Accomplishments
• What did you achieve as a young child? • What accomplishments during your work life would you like to share? • What accomplishments did your family members achieve that make you proud?
List of Questions for Something I Know More About than Most People
• Share with us something that you have a knack for. • Tell us about something you have chosen to learn about. • What skill do you have that you would like to share with others?
List of Questions for My Pets
• Childhood pets? • Unique pets? • Loyal pets?
List of Questions for Times I Overcame Adversity
• What are the turning points in your life? • Tell us about a challenge you faced and met. • Tell us about a time you thought about giving up but didn’t. • What would you like to share with your loved ones about overcoming adversity?
List of Questions for My Faith
• How does your faith impact your life? • What would you like your descendants to know about your faith? • How do you practice your faith? • Share a little with us about what you believe. • Favorite faith leader • Memories of a calling from God • Early memories of prayer • Favorite prayer • Answered prayers • Spiritual strengths
List of Questions for My Community Service
• How have you been involved in your community? • In what ways have you helped others? • What organizations have you joined? • What would you like to do to serve your community in the future?
List of Questions for My Recognitions, Awards, Honors
• Tell us about a compliment you received that meant a lot to you. • Tell us about a time you were recognized for your efforts. • What awards or honors have you received in your school, work, or outside of work life? • Remember to take a picture of any awards, etc. you have received and want to save on your site and in your book.
List of Questions for People Who Helped Me Succeed in Life
Who are some of the most influential people in your life, and why?
List of Questions for Letter to My Wife
You may choose to write a note for your loved one and life partner. Of course, this will not be confidential, so write with that in mind, but it’s an opportunity to tell your life partner what he/she means to you. They can never hear enough of that.
List of Questions for Letter to My Child
You may choose to write notes to your children. Of course, this will not be confidential, so write with that in mind, but it’s an opportunity to tell them what they mean to you. They can never hear enough of that.
List of Questions for In the Year of Your Birth
• What was going in the world in the year you were born? • Who was President of the United States? • How much was a gallon of gasoline? • How much was a loaf of bread? • What were the issues of the day?
List of Questions for Funny Moments
• Tell us a story that seems to come up at a dinner with new friends. • Tell us a story that frequently comes up at family gatherings. • Tell us a story that makes you chuckle about yourself. • Share something funny that your kid(s) did when they were young.
List of Questions for My Favorite Recipes
• What favorite recipes were handed down to you from parents/grandparents? • What favorite recipes were given to you by close friends/acquaintances? • What favorite recipes would you like to hand down to your children/grandchildren?
List of Questions for Where to Find
• Birth Certificates • Burial plot deed • Combinations • Contracts • Death Certificates • Deeds • Funeral Contract • Funeral Wishes • Insurance Policies • Inventory of Personal Property • Keys • Living Will • Mortgage Papers • Passwords • Property Settlement Papers • Retirement Papers • Safety Deposit Box • Social Security Information • Stocks and Bonds • Tax Papers • Titles • Will
List of Questions for My Funeral Wishes
• Burial/Cremation/Other • Church/Address/Phone • Relative/Person in charge • Clergy • Eulogist • Readers • Organist • Soloist • Praise band • Choir • Pallbearers • Honorary pallbearers • Hymns • Flowers • Cemetery location • Marker/Monument • Military Wishes

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