Over 20 years, I have had the opportunity to conduct hundreds of interviews that included family, friends and others in preparation to write personal/ family histories and individual stories. I like to approach histories from the point of view of topics/events in the life’s of those whom I am writing about. I have pondered, brainstormed, researched, developed and organized the questions into topics that have formed the outline for interviews and writing histories/stories. I have referred to these category topics as “No Stone Unturned” questions meaning that I wanted to make sure that I looked at each topic from as many angles as possible. There are 89 categories and 1,000-plus questions. You don’t have to ask every question, but you can determine whether you want to address the question in an interview or the history/story you are writing.
Search suggestions: “No Stone Unturned” questions are organized by topic. Once you find the category that you are seeking do one of the following:
1) Scroll and page to category
2) Copy and place the category title or portion of the title in the blog search field, click search and you will be directed to slideshow.
A list of the topics are as follows:
- No Stone Unturned #1: Questions about Ancestry
- No Stone Unturned #2: Questions about Birth & Adoption of Children
- No Stone Unturned #3: Questions about Death of Person You are Writing About Continue reading