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The guide

Things worth writing down.

Notes on getting the people you love to talk, and getting it down before it goes.

50 questions to ask your grandparents

Fifty questions that get grandparents talking properly — about childhood, work, love, and the ordinary days. Print them, or just keep one in your pocket.

How to record a family story without it feeling like an interview

The practical bit: where to sit, what to say first, how long to record, and the four mistakes that make people clam up.

The questions to ask when there isn't much time

When someone is ill or very old, the usual advice about family history doesn't fit. A gentler, shorter set of questions — and permission to ask none of them.