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COSHOCTON - It’s time once again to make those new
year’s resolutions we seem to keep breaking. The lega-
cies of our ancestors run through our veins in our own
versions of who we are. To know where we are going, we
need to know where we have been. The roads of our past
can often be rewarding and making a 2020 resolution to
interview some of our family members is a resolution we
can’t ignore.
That said, beginning an interview with our older
family members would be a good choice for a reso-
lution since they hold memories that will disappear
once they have passed on; however, you still could be
fortunate enough to interview someone who knew your
great-grandparents.
Encourage your subjects to dig out photographs,
certificates, military awards, church records, things like
that, but remember you are recording memories that
may or may not be a proven fact. Memories and facts are
not always the same. One of the biggest mistakes you
might make is following the wrong branch of your fam-
ily tree. Three significant life events are critical to lead
you back to the correct branch. We’re taking here about
birth, death, and marriage records.
Involve your siblings, aunts, cousins and document
each ancestor’s contribution. Start with parents-biolog-
ical, foster, guardian, stepparents and other members
who played an important part in a parental role. Chil-
dren could be biological, adoptive, foster, guardian, and
stepchildren. For siblings, look for biological, adoptive,
step, and half-siblings.
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In light of an oral interview, be prepared with a list
of questions. Don’t forget your camera/phone to take
pictures of family Bibles, military papers, post cards,
obituaries, citizenship papers, etc.
Ask open-ended questions (who, where, when, why,
how). Don’t wear out the interviewee and ask for only
a little information at a time. Establish if your family
member witnessed an event or was told about it later.
Record the source for each item you collect. Test every
theory against credible evidence and reject those that
are not supported by evidence. Avoid misleading other
researchers by carelessly distributing or publishing
inaccurate information.
Don’t forget to make copies of your interview and store
them in several locations that are off site. Lastly, a per-
sonal history can be written stories, video presentations
and/or part of a family history book. What is important
is that the results of your interview are recorded for
posterity.
Let’s suppose you interview a subject whose ances-
tor fought in the American Civil War. This might be an
unexpected turn of events from which you can grow an
interesting branch of your tree. As an example, each sol-
dier has their own dedicated story from which ancestry,
along with the American Battlefield Trust and Fold 3 are
helping interested researchers explore family trees that
will leave an imprint on future generations. These three
organizations mentioned above might made it possi-
ble to discover a connection to the specific regiment to
which that ancestor was assigned. Learn more informa-
tion at www.fold3.com/projectregiment.
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