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100 Questions to Ask Your Grandparents Before It's Too Late.

The questions below have started thousands of stories that families thought were lost. Save this page, screenshot it, or print it — and the next time you sit with the people you love, ask one. You'll be surprised what they remember.

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01
CHILDHOOD

About their childhood

  1. 1.Where were you born, and what was the house like?
  2. 2.What's your earliest memory?
  3. 3.What did your parents do for a living?
  4. 4.Who were your best friends growing up?
  5. 5.What games did you play as a kid?
  6. 6.What was your favorite meal your mother made?
  7. 7.What did you want to be when you grew up?
  8. 8.What was your school like?
  9. 9.Who was your favorite teacher, and why?
  10. 10.What's the most trouble you ever got into as a kid?
  11. 11.What chores did you have to do?
  12. 12.Did you have any pets? Tell me about them.
  13. 13.What was your favorite holiday tradition growing up?
  14. 14.What's a smell or song that takes you back to childhood?
02
FAMILY

About their family & roots

  1. 1.Where did our family come from originally?
  2. 2.What were your parents like?
  3. 3.What were your grandparents like?
  4. 4.Are there any family stories that got passed down to you?
  5. 5.What's a family tradition you wish we still did?
  6. 6.Who in the family are you most like?
  7. 7.Is there a relative I never got to meet who I remind you of?
  8. 8.What's the story behind my name — or your name?
  9. 9.What's the proudest moment of our family history?
  10. 10.What's something hard our family went through?
  11. 11.What language was spoken in your house growing up?
  12. 12.Were there any family recipes you remember most?
03
LOVE

About love & marriage

  1. 1.How did you meet Grandma / Grandpa?
  2. 2.What was your first date like?
  3. 3.When did you know they were the one?
  4. 4.What's the story of your proposal?
  5. 5.What was your wedding day like?
  6. 6.What's the secret to staying together?
  7. 7.What's the biggest argument you ever had — and how did you resolve it?
  8. 8.What do you miss most about being young and in love?
  9. 9.What advice would you give me about love?
  10. 10.What's the kindest thing they ever did for you?
04
WORK & LIFE

About work, money & purpose

  1. 1.What was your first job?
  2. 2.What jobs did you have over the years?
  3. 3.What was the hardest job you ever had?
  4. 4.What was the most rewarding?
  5. 5.What did you want to do that you never got to try?
  6. 6.How did you handle money when you were starting out?
  7. 7.What's the best financial advice you ever got?
  8. 8.What's the biggest risk you ever took?
  9. 9.Is there a decision you'd make differently?
  10. 10.When did you feel most proud of yourself?
05
HISTORY

About history they lived through

  1. 1.What's the biggest event in history you remember living through?
  2. 2.Where were you when it happened?
  3. 3.Did you or anyone you loved serve in the military?
  4. 4.What was that experience like?
  5. 5.How did the world feel different back then?
  6. 6.What's a technology that changed your life the most?
  7. 7.What's something that's been lost over the years that you miss?
  8. 8.What's something today that you think is better than it used to be?
06
WISDOM

Wisdom & life lessons

  1. 1.What's the most important lesson life has taught you?
  2. 2.What do you wish you'd known at 20? At 40?
  3. 3.What does happiness mean to you now?
  4. 4.What does faith mean to you?
  5. 5.What are you most grateful for?
  6. 6.What's something you forgave that you didn't think you could?
  7. 7.What's a mistake you're glad you made?
  8. 8.What do you want your grandchildren to remember about you?
  9. 9.If you could give us one piece of advice, what would it be?
  10. 10.What does a good life look like to you?
07
FUN

Funny & lighthearted questions

  1. 1.What's the silliest thing you ever did as a kid?
  2. 2.What's a song that always makes you dance?
  3. 3.What's your guilty-pleasure food?
  4. 4.Who was your celebrity crush?
  5. 5.What fashion trend do you regret?
  6. 6.What's the funniest thing one of your kids ever said?
  7. 7.What's a joke your dad always told?
  8. 8.What's something I do that reminds you of yourself?
  9. 9.What's the most embarrassing moment you can laugh about now?
  10. 10.If you had a time machine, where would you go first?
08
LEGACY

Legacy & looking back

  1. 1.What are you most proud of in your life?
  2. 2.What's your happiest memory?
  3. 3.What's a memory that still makes you cry?
  4. 4.Who shaped you the most?
  5. 5.What's something you've never told me before?
  6. 6.What do you hope our family looks like in 50 years?
  7. 7.What do you want said at your funeral?
  8. 8.What do you want me to tell my kids about you?
  9. 9.If you could leave us one story to keep forever, what would it be?
  10. 10.When you picture me years from now, what do you hope for me?

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