Seeking advice and tips for a good thing

[Jilly_in_VA]

11. Oral history

Record all your memories some way. You can write them down if you want or record them. Tell stories of your childhood, stories about your parents and grandparents, things you did as a child that they might not know about. Talk about your childhood friends, your school experiences, your teachers, everything.

You can buy pre-made books that help with this, or subscribe to sites like Storyworth that give you prompts with interesting questions. I don't know about your grandkids, but mine love stories about "when Grandma was little". Storyworth will make a book for you. If you choose to do the "write it down yourself" mode, you can either go the handwritten route or do it on the computer. If you do the latter and put it on a memory stick, I think Staples will still do a plastic bound book for you. My dad wrote a memoir of his WWII experience for the family that is amazing and had it done that way.