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MELL’S TOP TIPS FOR INTERVIEWING YOUR RELATIVES

Planning the interview

• Make a list of questions ahead of time. Think about the key biographical details you want to cover – where the person grew up, their parents’ and grandparents’ names, the major historical events they lived through – and prepare questions about your relative’s personal memories and experiences

• Print out your questions, or put

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