Make Memories and Record Family History This Holiday Season

(WMOK) Metropolis, IL – As family gatherings begin for the Thanksgiving, Christmas and Holiday season we hope that you’ll make time to not only make some great memories – but look at the holidays as a time of year to capture family stories and history.

We offer a few simple tips to get things started:

• Make it a game – go around the room and have everyone answer such questions as:
  • “What was your first vehicle?”
  • “What was your first job and how much did you make an hour?”
  • “What’s your favorite movie?”
  • “What’s your favorite song?”

We suggest recording this for later review by the family historian. A simple app to use is called “Voice Recorder” and can be found in most app stores.

• Make it a talk show – Put your eldest family members in a group – preferably in front of a video camera – and have them:
  • tell stories about Thanksgivings and Christmases past
  • recall family traditions
  • reminisce about memories of family members long gone on

Read more here on preserving family history and family storytelling.

The app we use in the newsroom for recording audio is Voice Recorder – You can download it for Android here

Watch the video below for tips on how to interview: