Musical Instrument Maker Question:

☛ Do any illnesses run in the family?
☛ Did your family have any traditions?
☛ Can you remember any stories that were told to you as a child (fictional, folklore, or real life)?
☛ What events stand out to you from your childhood?
☛ What inventions or developments changed your life, and how?
☛ What were your parents’ occupations?
☛ Where did your parents work?
☛ Did you work? Where?
☛ Did anyone in your family serve in the military?
☛ Did anyone in your family hold a public office?
☛ Did anyone in your family play a musical instrument?
☛ What was your favorite song?
☛ What were your family's favorite meals? Are there any special family recipes?
☛ Were certain foods eaten or avoided on certain occasions?
☛ Were you ever mentioned in a newspaper?
☛ What kinds of organizations did your family belong to?
☛ What special skills do you have?
☛ How did you choose your profession?
☛ When did you move away from home?
☛ Have you ever been married? If so, to whom? When?
☛ Where did you meet your husband/wife?
☛ What qualities drew you to him/her?
☛ Did you exchange any special gifts?
☛ How long did you date before getting married?
☛ Where did you get married?
☛ Who participated in your wedding?
☛ Did you have a reception? Was there music? What songs were played?
☛ Do you have a copy of your wedding invitation?
☛ Was there an announcement in the newspaper? Which paper?
☛ How many children do you have?
☛ How many are still living?
☛ What stories did you tell your children when they were growing up?