This is a wonderful idea someone from another list sent. Nancy <<I ran across an idea recently I wish I had known about when my mother was alive. Type up all the family questions you would like to have answered, cut into strips so that each strip of paper has one question. Place all the strips into a memory box (or jar), and give it along with a bound notebook and a pen to the oldest member of your family. Ask them to write the answer to the questions in the notebook over a period of time. It is not such an overwhelming task when it is taken one question at a time, and when all the questions are answered, you will have a notebook full of family memories, handwritten by a family member. The person who does the answering will have a wonderful time remembering all the events written down in the book. L Allen wrote: > For the family history. > Several years ago, my brother suggested that our Mother write a few things down on paper. > > l. Where she had lived during her life. > 2. What events she remembered happening. > 3. Anything she thought she would like her children to know. > > This kept her busy for sometime. > Of course a recording would be of great help. > Some of the Grandchildren took her hand written notes and typed them. > > As she relived her past it brought her pleasure. > As the Grandchildren read and typed her notes they began to respect the elders a bit more. > How the hardships and joys had shaped the life of their Grandmother. > We still have her hand written pages. > She has been gone four years now and we all thank our brother for his suggestion.>>