Organizing Photos and Documents for the LifeStory

You’ve gone through the first steps in preparing for the LifeStory interview. You’ve determined your “why” http://tinyurl.com/3vux5bh, had your Pre-Interview Questionnaire (PIQ) meeting http://tinyurl.com/3wany4k and filled out the PIQ form. Now it’s time to gather photos and documents for the LifeStory. While this might seem like an overwhelming task, it’s easier than you think. Here are a [...]

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Top 5 Tips for a Fun Grandparents Day LifeStory Project

Grandparents Day this year falls on September 11. As we solemnly commemorate the tenth anniversary of the September 11th tragic events, we should celebrate life as well. And while Grandparents Day isn’t the most known or celebrated day in the U.S., make this one a special one by starting a Grandparents LifeStory Project. Here are [...]

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I Now Know Why I Do What I Do

Today I saw the movie, Sarah’s Key http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1668200/ . Through the tears I heard in my heart an amazing message that transcends the story on the screen…I now know why I do what I do. Without giving away the storyline and plot, I will just encourage each of you to see it. I want you to [...]

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Who, What, When & Where – The Pre-Interview Questionnaire (PIQ) Form (continued)

We’ve gathered the Basic Interviewee Information and Early Life PIQ form facts in our last blog post http://tinyurl.com/3ufeauf . Now it’s time to continue chronologically through the interviewees’s life and gather the facts about Adult Years, Family Background and Specific Life Stories. For the PIQ purposes, I consider Adult Years to begin after graduation from high school [...]

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