On 19 Aug 2015, I posted 50 Interview Questions. In the past, when my Mom and I discussed her childhood, we really started in the middle of the story. I really appreciated the survey questions because they provided a good framework for capturing family history. In fact, I learned more about my Mom’s environment than I had in the past. I urge anyone in the family history/genealogy business to use interview questions. These questions were awesome!
As promised, following is a summary of the first set of answers from the interview with my Mom. Enjoy!
- What is your full name? Alice Lauraetta
- Why did your parents select this name for you? Alice was my grandmother’s name (father’s side), Laura was my great-grandmother (father’s side), and great-aunt Etta (father’s side).
- Did you have a nickname? No, not when young. In college, they called me Chappy because everyone knew him. Besides, my sister and I went to the same college. She was two years ahead of me in college.