Questions to ask
Questions to ask your grandparents
Your grandparents are the last people who remember the family before it was yours: the old country, the hard years, the relatives in the faded photos. Ask them together and you capture history from two points of view at once.
They will insist they have nothing worth recording. They are wrong. Ask a specific question, be patient with the silences, and let a long life do the talking.
The family before us
- 01Where did our family come from, and what is the story of how we got here?
- 02What were your own parents and grandparents like?
- 03Who are the relatives in the old photos, and what happened to them?
- 04What language or customs did the family have that we have lost?
- 05What is the oldest memory either of you has?
The times you lived through
- 01What is a piece of history you lived through, and what was it really like?
- 02How did the two of you meet, back then?
- 03What did daily life look like before all the technology we have now?
- 04What did the family go without, and how did you manage?
Home and tradition
- 01What are the recipes you hope we never lose, and the stories behind them?
- 02What holidays and traditions meant the most in your home?
- 03What is a song from your younger days that still moves you?
- 04What did a good day look like when you were raising your children?
A lifetime of wisdom
- 01What is the best advice you ever received?
- 02What matters far more than you once thought, and far less?
- 03What is the secret to staying together for so long?
- 04What are you proudest of in your lives?
- 05What do you wish younger people understood?
For the generations to come
- 01What do you want your great-grandchildren to know about you?
- 02What blessing or hope do you want to leave the family?
- 03What do you hope we remember about our time with you?
Keep the answers somewhere they will not get lost
A recording buried in your camera roll is a recording nobody finds again. Shtello Legacy keeps it safe, lets you choose who it is for, and can deliver it on a date you pick or hold it privately for years. Only the person you choose can ever watch it. Free to start.
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My grandparents tire easily. How should I do this?+
Short visits, ten minutes each, one or two questions, and let them rest. Several gentle sessions capture far more than one long one that wears them out.
What if one of them has memory trouble?+
Lean on the distant past and on songs and recipes, which often stay vivid longest. Do not correct them. Whatever they share is worth keeping.
How do these last for future generations?+
Record with Shtello Legacy and set the messages to reach your children or grandchildren on a date you choose, even far in the future. Free to start.