Quote Originally Posted by Donnaj4962
PLEASE, if you are fortunate enought to still have parents and/or grandparents around, get their story from them. Learn about their childhood, ask about their parents, find out why they have made the decisions in their lives that they have. Get it on tape, or record it on camera.... and keep it! This is your legacy, and you need to get it now before it is too late. We try to encourage people to do this, because, as has been said on this thread already... every senior has a story!
This is so true! My mom is quite elderly now (in her 90's) and her memory isn't so great. I am glad I heard all of those great stories years ago and have committed it all to memory. There are still some things I'd like to ask her but unfortunately now she probably wouldn't remember at this point.