GROWING UP

What is your full name and why were you named it?

Were you named after somebody else?

Did you have a nickname as you were growing up?

Where were you born and when (date & time)?

Do you remember hearing your grandparents describe their lives? What did they say?

Do you remember your great-grandparents? What do you know about them?

Who was the oldest person you can remember in your family as a child? What do you remember about them?

Do you remember having a favorite nursery rhyme or bedtime story? What was it?

Were you ever given any special awards for your studies or school activities?

How many years of education have you completed?

Do you have a college degree? If so, what was your field of study?

FAMILY

How did you meet the person that you would later marry? Describe them?

When and where did you get married?

Work

What was your first job? What kinds of jobs have you had?

How old were you when you retired?

BELIEFS

How would you describe yourself politically?

What wars have been fought during your lifetime? How did you feel about them?

If you served in the military, when and where did you serve and what were your duties?

Describe your religious beliefs.

What was the most stressful experience that you ever lived through? What helped you get through it?

PERSONAL

How tall are you?

What color was your hair as a young child and then as an adult?

What color are your eyes?

Where have you lived as an adult? List the places and the years that you lived there.

Describe your general health.

What major illnesses or health problems do you remember having?

Do you have any health problems that are considered hereditary in nature? If so, what are they?