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~ Write about special Holidays and Celebrations that you remember.

~ Write about costume parties you went to.

~ Write about showers you attended or that were held for you.

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~ What was your most favorite fun thing you loved to do as a child/youth?

~ Did you feel safe in your neighborhood?

~ What were the special sights, sounds and smells that made up your neighborhood?

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~ Did you have neighborhood socials?

~ Did your family grow a garden?

~ Did you live on a farm or visit one?

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~ Write about the house you grew up in. What was the address? Describe the rooms and the view out the windows. Tell about the yard.

~ Write about the town you lived in as a child. What stores do you remember going to?

~ Write about your neighbors when you were young, and their children you used to play with.

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~ Do you remember any special stories your grandparents told you? Have you told these stories to your grandkids?

~ Did your grandparents live nearby? Did you visit them often?


~ What pictures come to your mind when you think back to when you used to play with your siblings?


~ Did anyone in your family do handiwork? Needlework? Woodworking? Was anyone mechanical?


~ Was your family considered rich, poor, or middle class? Were times ever tough for all of you?


~ Do you have a piece of furniture or any family heirlooms that belonged to your parents or grandparents? Describe it?

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~ What were some of the hardest choices that you ever had to make? Do you feel like you made the right choices? Why or why not?


~ Was there ever a time when you were challenged on your core beliefs or values? What happened? Did you stand up for them or not? What did you think about it shortly afterwards, and now, with a longer perspective? Is there anything you wish you had done differently? How did that experience shape your life?


~ Of all the people in your life who have passed on, which of them had the most impact on your life? How? Who do you miss the most? Why?