Life Story Questions

Life Story Questions by Family Tree Video

Have you ever wanted to know what your mother was like as a child? What your grandfather did for a living? Or how your parents met? Below are 25 Life Story Questions to ask your parents or grandparents to learn more about their life stories and your family history.

As a Legacy Video producer, I ask over 100 questions in an interview so be sure to add your own questions to the list. And don’t forget to ask follow-up questions!

Life Story Questions

  1. What is your full name?
  2. When and where were you born?
  3. Were you named after anyone?
  4. What is/was your father’s/mother’s name?
  5. Where was he/she from?
  6. Describe your father/mother.
  7. What did your father/mother do for work?
  8. What were your father’s/mother’s parents’ names?
  9. Where were they were from?
  10. What did your father’s/mother’s parents do for work?
  11. Do you know any more about their family history?
  12. How did your parents meet?
  13. Do you have any siblings? List names and birthdates.
  14. Where did you grow up?
  15. Describe the neighborhood/s.
  16. What schools did you attend?
  17. What were your favorite subjects?
  18. How did you spend your free time?
  19. How would you describe yourself as a child?
  20. What values were important to your parents?
  21. Did you go college? If so, how did you pay for it?
  22. How did you meet your spouse?
  23. Describe your wedding.
  24. List the names and birthdates of your children.
  25. How did you decide on your career?

For tips on interviewing a parent or grandparent, visit my post ‘Interviewing a Grandparent’.

For ways to record a parent or grandparent, visit my post: ‘Recording a Grandparent’s stories’.

Or let us do the work for you!

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Give your parent or grandparent the gift of a lifetime by capturing their life story for your family to know!

Video Biography Production by Family Tree Video

Here at Family Tree Video we produce Legacy Videos, modern-day memoirs that weave a filmed interview with a parent or grandparent together with family photos, documents, maps and other memorabilia. The result is a beautiful “moving portrait” capturing your loved one sharing their life story, family history and memories – a gift your family will treasure for generations to come.

To learn more about giving the gift of a Legacy Video, visit us at FamilyTreeVideo.com.

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Susan Saunders
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