Learning about your African-American family history starts with asking questions, which can sometimes be challenging....
What to Ask: African-American Family History Interview Tips
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Oral History Articles
Tips for Digitizing Old Home Movies and Photographs
If you’re lucky enough to have old home movies or photos, you probably want to preserve and share them. Consider these...
How to Reconstruct Your Early Childhood Memories and Stories
Most of us don't recall our early years well. How can we tell our life's story if we don't remember the first chapter?...
New African American Oral History Collection at Library of Congress
A video archive of oral history interviews about African-American life, history and culture and struggles and...
Use Skype Translator to Speak Another Language
Do you use Skype or another video chat service to keep in touch with loved ones? Have you considered using it for...
Is that Memory Real? Understanding Relatives with Dementia and Memory Loss
When a loved one suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's, it can be difficult to gather their memories--or to...
She was a “Rounder?” Use Google Search Operators to Define Old or Unfamiliar Words
Get quick definitions of old and unfamiliar words with the Google "define" search operator. Recently, Shelly wrote to...
YouTube for Family History: Make and Share Your Own Family History Video
I gave a presentation at RootsTech on using YouTube for family history. I got tons of excited feedback from people who...
Record a Life Story: Free StoryCorps App
Recently a friend sent me a link to a TED talk by StoryCorps founder Dave Isay. As a radio broadcast journalist, Dave...