Download your free copy of the Life Story Questionnaire. It will help you more easily tell your story or interview someone.
This questionnaire has been developed by Personal Historian Cory Bretz to make it simple to gather together the main "basic" information for you wanting to pass on your life story and your family history. Completing & returning this questionnaire prior to your interviews will make your storytelling more efficient and enjoyable.
You can download the life Story Questionnaire in two different formats: PDF and/or Word.
The PDF version will display on any device that can view PDF documents. The Word version you need a word processing app that can open Microsoft Word docx files. Either document can be printed and then you can fill it out with a pen. The Word version can be completed by typing right onto it and saving the document to your computer or cloud drive. Contact us if you have questions.
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To download, left click the icon or right click the name of the version you want and choose "Save as" or "Save Link as".
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Complete your Life Story Questionnaire online
Submit your life story and family history information directly to Heirloom Films and Storybooks using this online form.
Your information will be kept confidential and not share without your permission.
Whether you go on to make a life story family history film or book or not, the information you put on your Life Story Questionnaire could someday be very valuable to your grandkids and great grandkids!
BONUS! Download the Family Tree Chart free!
Available as PDF
We recommend you print this Family Tree Chart before you start interviewing relatives or have your own interview. Getting straight the names of the ancestors, especially aunts and uncles can make storytelling more enjoyable and less confusing.
ANOTHER BONUS! Download 110 Interview Questions Plus Blessings
Available as PDF
What to talk about when being interviewed? What to ask when interviewing a family member for your family history film or book? Here's a list of 110 questions that family historian Cory Bretz as actually asked (although not all to the same client) during interviews.
Plus at the end find Blessings sentence starters. These sweet and powerful sentences can help you or your interviewee say the most powerful, cherished things to loved ones.
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