Let’s listen to our ancestors

Here are questions to be answered by her ancestors, asked by an American pupil in California.... (transmitted by her grandmother MC)

INTERVIEWING AN ANCESTOR

Please select an ancestor who has experienced a time / place different than our current life.

• Ancestor’s first and last name ; Country ; Birthdate

• What chores did you do to help around the house ?

• How was the home you grew up in different than how we live today ?

• What was your favorite book when your were my age ?

• What was your favorite game to play as a child ?

• What was your favorite subject in school ? Why did you like it ?

• What was your favorite holiday or celebration when you were a child ? What do you remember about it ?

• What are some words of wisdom you would like me to remember ?

Thanks

SOME OF OUR ANSWERS

CHORES : I. was the little mama for the younger kids in her family and was responsible at home at night when her parents worked late.

in 1871, by Weller, F. G., photographer.