What did your father do for a living?

How would you describe your father?

How did your parents meet? What have you heard about their courtship?

What stories have you heard about your parents when they were young?

When and where were your parents born?

Do you have a piece of furniture or family heirloom that belonged to you grandparents or parents?

How old were you when your grandparents passed away and what caused them to pass?

What else did you learn about life from your grandparents?

What did you learn about life from your grandparents?

What is your fondest memory of each grandparent?

Did you ever stay with your grandparents? Were there any special activities you used to do together?

How did you go downtown and get back home? Can you remember your first trip into “town”?

Have you ever taken a trip alone? What did you like and didn’t like?

Did you ever go on a trip you really couldn’t afford?

What is it about camping you like and don’t like?

When you went on vacations, did the kids play games in the back of the car? Did they ask the question “are we there yet”? Did everyone bundle together in a motel room or RV?

What do you think was America’s highest and lowest moments of your lifetime? Is there a time in history you think it would have been fascinating to live in? Why?

What do you see as our country’s most pressing problem today?