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Questions about family history
7 hand-curated question banks on family history, each tailored to a specific relationship. What you ask your mom isn't what you ask your best friend.
- Dad
30 Questions to Ask Your Dad About Family History
30 questions to ask your dad about family history — the names, stories, and turning points that made your family, before the people who knew them are gone.
- Grandma
37 Questions to Ask Your Grandma About Your Family History
37 questions to ask your grandma about family history — the names, places, recipes, and wartime years that only the last witness can still tell.
- Grandma
30 Questions to Ask Your Grandma About Her Life
30 hand-curated questions to ask your grandma about her life — designed to be asked at her pace, in small batches, while you still have time.
- Grandpa
30 Questions to Ask Your Grandpa About Family History
30 questions to ask your grandpa about where the family came from, the ancestors he knew, and the stories that vanish the day he can no longer tell them.
- Mom
34 Questions to Ask Your Mom About Your Family History
34 questions to ask your mom about your family history — full names, places, dates, and the stories that vanish if nobody writes them down.
- Partner
30 Questions for Your Partner About Their Family History
30 hand-curated questions about your partner's family history — the lineage, lore, and patterns you're joining as you build a shared life together.
- Sibling
30 Questions to Ask Your Sibling About Family History
30 questions for the sibling who inherited the same family you did — to compare which stories each of you caught before the elders who told them are gone.