The winter holidays are a time when older and younger relatives visit together. It is also a chance to capture some memorable family history. If you use a device to make video, you will also be preserving the history and will be able to share the video with others. Having a video of memories and stories of older relatives will be a very special thing for your whole family, for years to come. If you enjoy making one video, you could continue on to be the family’ s moviemaker and historian.

Prepare by finding a quieter place to talk one-on-one. Tell your chosen person that you want to record a memory from them on camera or your device. If possible, set the camera up so you don’ t have to hold it. You may sit beside your person or make the video only of them.

Here are some ways to make this interview more comfortable. Politely ask someone, perhaps starting with an aunt or uncle, a question like this:

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