The Legacy Download
Ask Your Questions Before It’s Too Late
Some families are rich in natural storytellers who keep their clans’ oral histories alive. Most of us, however, are too busy and distracted by modern life to sit for long enough to really listen to our elders. We often don’t realize what we’re missing until it’s too late. To help families prevent this loss, Canadian writer Victoria Veldhoen has taken a novel approach to capturing elders’ stories. She conducts family interviews for her clients.
Victoria was one of my MFA students at Goddard College. Since her business, Questions Unasked, grew out of her thesis project, I was interested to learn more about that progression. I asked if I could interview her.
Our conversation highlighted both the challenges and the value of making – and following through on – a clear plan to collect family stories. If you’re struggling to draw the past out of your aging relatives, I think you’ll want to hear what Victoria has discovered.
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