Worksheet #3 A Legacy to Stand On
A Legacy To Stand On” -David Hot
• ORAL HISTORY QUESTIONS :
• What is your full name and why were you named it?
• Were you named after somebody else?
• Did you have a nickname as you were growing up?
• If you did, what was it and why did they call you that?
• Have you had other nicknames as an adult?
• What do family members call you now?
• Where were you born and when?
• Do you remember hearing your grandparents describe their lives? What did they say?
• Do you remember your great-grandparents? What do you know about them?
• Who was the oldest person you can remember in your family as a child? What do you remember about them?
• Do you remember your family discussing world events and politics?
• Was there a chore you really hated doing as a child?
• What would you consider to be the most important inventions that have been made during your lifetime?
• How is the world now different from what it was like when you were a child?
• What kinds of books did you like to read?
• Do you remember having a favorite nursery rhyme or bedtime story? What was it?
• Do you ever remember not having enough food to eat because times were hard for your family?
• What were your favorite toys and what were they like?
• What were your favorite childhood games?
• What were your schools like?
• How did you get to school?
• What was your favorite subject in school and why?
• What subject in school was always the easiest for you?
• What was your least favorite subject in school and why?
• Who was your favorite teacher and why were they special?
• How do your fellow classmates from school remember you best?
• What school activities and sports did you participate in?
• Did you and your friends have a special hang-out where you liked to spend time?
Where was it and what did you do there?
• Were you ever given any special awards for your studies or school activities?
• How many years of education have you completed?
• Do you have a college degree? If so, what was your field of study?
• Did you get good grades?
• Did you like school?
• What did you like the most and the least about it?
• What did you usually wear to school? Describe it.
• Were there any fads during your youth that you remember vividly?
• How old were you when you started dating?
• Do you remember your first date? Describe the circumstances.
• Name a good friend that you have known for the longest period of time? How many years have you been friends?
• Has there ever been anyone in your life that you would consider to me your kindred spirit or soul mate?
If so, who were they and why did you feel a special bond to them?
• How did you meet the person that you would later marry? Describe them?