Family History Questions You May Not Have Thought to Ask | Genealogy Gold Podcast

You know you have to do family history interviews with older relatives to get started on a good genealogy research journey. These interviews are the foundation of any beginning genealogy project. However, you have to remember, the interviews and the information you get from them are only as good as the person doing the interviewing, and that’s you. You have to know what questions to ask, how to ask them, and techniques to use to get older relatives to remember things and be willing to share stories with you.

As a genealogist, you want your family history to be as complete as it can be, with real details that bring long gone relatives to life again on the page. Some of the best information you get will be from your family history interviews because these are the people who were there, and who knew ancestors you did not. While there are basic questions you ask in any interview, here are some you may not have thought to ask, that will give you more delicious details to add to your story...

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