Genealogy Books - A Grandparent's Book

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Summary: Saving Generations
Comment: If your children's grandparents are still alive, or you know grandparents you must buy this book as
a gift for them.

My wife's parents are both from Thailand and have such stories to
tell! Her grandmother, while pregnant with her mother, was fleeing across Thailand, crossing rivers
and dodging attacks as the Japanese invaded during WWII. She also told my wife, when she was a
child, a Thai lore that took two years to finish. After she died, we all realized a lot of
significant stories and information, who she was, what she thought, went with her.
/>Don't let that happen. This book is fun and thought provoking and will be nothing less than a
time portal for the children as well as the grandchildren.

I only found two other books
that were similar to this one and this is by far the best. It might not look as pretty as the other
one, but it asks a huge variety of questions. They vary from how they met, to their friends growing
up to religion and family tradition, significant history questions...all kinds of things. And it
would be very easy to augment if you want, too.

Buying this book for every grandparent
you know is a good thing for so many reasons.

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Summary: Great way to really get to know your grandparents
Comment: I ordered this book for my grandparents to fill out for me. I lost my great grandmother before she
had a chance to do anything like this, so I wanted to make sure to get the information from my
grandparents. The questions are great, they fill you in on things that happened in your
grandparents' lives that you might not learn otherwise. It hits on pretty much every aspect of their
lives during almost every stage and has lots of insightful questions.

One tip: This
book is meant for each set of grandparents to fill out only one book, but there is not really enough
room under each question for both people's answers. I suggest one book per grandparent to leave
them plenty of room to write!

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Summary: Outstanding
Comment: This is an outstanding book. You'll have a blast first, reading through it and remembering things
you haven't thought about in years and then, starting to write about them. Once you start one
thought, others start flowing back like crazy, it's amazing. This book has questions in it that
other books like it don't even come close to asking. You'll be tempted to forget about writing IN
the book because you'll want more room to write all the memories and stories that you'll want to
share, not just for the grand kids, but for your own kids. What fun. I wish my Grandparents had done
this for me, what a treasure it would have been.

Customer Rating:

Summary: It's not what I thought it would be
Comment: I purchased this book to give to my child's grandparents to fill out together. Unfortunately, it's
questions are geared for only one person to fill them out. So, the book is great if your intention
is to give it to either a grandmother OR a grandfather to fill out, but not a couple.

I found a
different book that is fabulous for both to fill out together. Our Story: A Grandparent's Record
Book, Sharing Your History With Those You Love, by Readers Digest.

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Summary: GREAT GIFT FOR PREGNANT DAUGHTER
Comment: When our daughter announced that she was pregnant and wanted us to document our family history, she
handed us Milton Kamen's book...a fabulous workbook with intelligent questions and enough room for
thoughtful answers....and we had a wonderful time answering these questions which brought back
memories of things forgotten since childhood and of people not thought of for years. BUY THIS BOOK
FOR A WONDERFUL TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE

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