LibGuides: Topic: Researching Your Family History: Oral Histories/Family Interviews

Interviews

Interviews with family members and close friends are a great way to learn more about your family history. Check out the links below for ideas on questions to use in an interview and how to conduct an interview.

Family Interviews

Cyndi's List Oral History and Interviews
List of links on oral history and interviews
Guide for Interviewing Family Members
Virginia Allee's A Family History Questionaire published in October 1978 Family Heritage Magazine.
Principles for Oral History and Best Practices for Oral History (Oral History Association)
Best practices for the pre-interview preparation, the conduct of the interview, and the preservation and use of oral histories
Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide
2016 Revised Edition (includes link to pdf)
Story Corps Great Questions
"suggestions for getting a good conversation going"

Topic: Researching Your Family History — Oral Histories/Family Interviews

Interviews

Family Interviews