Family Tree UK

Easy ways to record & write your memories

Plus: tip son how to inter view your family

PULL - OUT GUIDE

We all work long and hard recording our family history, gleaning every last clue from the archives and digitised records. Yet perhaps we should be careful not to miss the treasure that’s closer to home. Writing or recording our family story is such an important part of our endeavour, to help remember those who’ve gone before us, that it’s well worth dedicating a bit of our time to.

In our pull-out guide we’ve included ideas to help you plan and make interesting recordings. We’ve also included basic step-by-step instructions. This is because many of us are on ‘lock-down’ at the moment, so it might be hard to get techy help. We’re hoping our simple guides will help you get started without further delay.

In the pull-out guide there is information about how to use your phone to make voice recordings, how to interview family members over

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