Growing your own Family Tree Activity: Interview Questions

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Growing your Own Family Tree: Interview Questions

FINDING OUT ABOUT MY DAD'S FAMILY
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Roedde family photo

From soldier clockwise: William August Roedde (eldest 2^nd generation Roedde in Vancouver, wife "Vi" with long hair - children Lorraine and Bill - graduated Librarian, children Gretchen and Steven Roedde in Toronto) Tilly, Myra, Vi, woman in kerchief not known, behind her Auntie Ann, and two girls: Kathleen and Gwen Cather

(Note to parents: For some people, information about divorce or adoption or other family matters is quite personal. Feel free to skip any of these questions, if they seem inappropriate.)

Interview Questions: Finding out about my Mom's Family

Interview Questions: Finding out about my Dad's Family

FINDING OUT ABOUT MY DAD'S FAMILY

My Dad's full name is:

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He married my Mother, whose name is:

My Dad has this many children:

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So I have this many brothers and sisters:

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These are the names of my brothers and sisters starting with the oldest (be sure to include your name in this!). You might want to include any children in your family who were adopted, who are foster or step children or who may have died.

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Has your dad remarried, due to divorce or death?

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Whom did he remarry?

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Were there children born to that union? (These would be your half-brothers and sisters. Be sure to list their names.)

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If the other partner already had children, these would be your stepbrothers and stepsisters. List them here if you have any.

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Information about Paternal Grandparents:

What were the first and last names of your Father's Mother?

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What were the first and last names of your Father's Father?

Did either grandparent re-marry after the death of a spouse or after a divorce? Whom did they re-marry?

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How many brothers and sisters does your dad have? Are they all alive? Can you name them in order? (These are your aunts and uncles.)

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Each of your aunts and uncles may have married and had children (who would be your cousins). Write the name of your aunts or uncles, the names of the people they married, and then list their children.

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Have any of your cousins married? Whom did they marry?

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Have any cousins had children? Can you list their names?

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What information is there about earlier generations?

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