What that alarming title actually means, of course, is capturing the life story of your grandmother – or any senior family member – with a professionally recorded audio or video interview. The adventures and accomplishments, trials and tribulations, joys and regrets of your senior family members can be fascinating, meaningful – and educational!

My grandmother was a tremendous positive influence on me, and the recordings I made of her warm, loving voice nearly fifty years ago remain among my treasures.Your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles can provide a treasure trove of personal and family history. You’ll learn things about them that might surprise you.