By lorenzocarrillo94 | 4:30 PM MST, Wed June 15, 2011
So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already
and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I
plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a
goldmine of information
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already
and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I
plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a
goldmine of information
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already
and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I
plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a
goldmine of information :)
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Yo también he recibido 3 mensajes idénticos por cada intervención.
Que ocurre?
2011/6/16, paul.gomez@verizon.net :
> What gives? I received three (3) of these identical messages.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Puentes
> Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:36:19
> To:
> Reply-to: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
>
> be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
> Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
> married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
> your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
> grandfather died?"
>
> Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
> calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
> thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
> questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
> just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
> conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
> find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
> much detail about the family.
>
> Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
>
> joseph
>
> ======================
>
> Joseph Puentes
> NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
> http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
> http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
> http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
> http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
> http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
> http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
> Genealogy)
>
>
>
> Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
>> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
>> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
>> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
>> information :)
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
I too have been receiving duplicate and triplicate messages, not just from Nuestros Ranchos, but from Ancestry.com
Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> From: paul.gomez@verizon.net
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:52:03 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
>
> What gives? I received three (3) of these identical messages.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Puentes
> Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:36:19
> To:
> Reply-to: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
>
> be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
> Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
> married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
> your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
> grandfather died?"
>
> Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
> calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
> thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
> questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
> just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
> conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
> find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
> much detail about the family.
>
> Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
>
> joseph
>
> ======================
>
> Joseph Puentes
> NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
> http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
> http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
> http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
> http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
> http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
> http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
> Genealogy)
>
>
>
> Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> > So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
> >
> > Sent from my iPod
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I tried "interviewing" my Dad alone and he said he could not remember but when I
called a family meeting with his sister and brothers they remembered by sharing
a story then someone else would add what they suddenly remembered. I did tape
the conversation which lasted 3 hours. Since their gr-grandmother Nicolasa
Reveles (Mama Nico) lived to be 112 they had much to share.
Linda in B.C.
________________________________
From: Joseph Puentes
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 7:36:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions. Rather
than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you married at the time
your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when your grandfather died?" or
"Was Rosalie born by then when your grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last thing you
want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct questions. In fact
some of the best information I have received is from just letting my older
relatives tell me family stories. If the conversation strays you can always
gently swing it back on topic. You'll find that suddenly someone that couldn't
remember things remembers sooo much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has
>been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording /
>interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Linda, that's what I always do with my other great grandparents. Mentioning names and places or events gets their memories back on track and talking about things I like to hear from them about their childhood and families. Its kind of hard thought because they're in their 90s and forgetting but reminding them helps.
Nuestros Ranchos:
In preparation for the first ever family Reunion of the Gutierrez family, we have decided to write a book of our history. We prepared Elder Interview sheets in English and Spanish so that the family members could interview the elders. I am willing to share our Elder Interview sheet if any of you ar interested.There are 10 branches of Norberto & Margarita Gutierrez from Jalostotitlan. My cousins and I personally interveiwed the 5 children of my grandmother and videotaped them. We used the transcript for our Chapter. Unfortunately, one of the Tios died 3 weeks later. We also did the DNA testing and the oldest living survivor gave a cheek swab. He, too, died last month. Our reunion is July 16 and we expect between 800 and 1,000 persons! The living history, as recorded in Our Book, will be a keepsake for all of our descendants. I recommend that you do your Elder interviews while you still have your familiy.
En preparacion para la primera Reunion de la Familia Gutierrez, nosotros decidimos escribir un libro de nuestra historia. Preparamos unas hojas titutladas "Elder Interview" para la entrevista de los mayores de la familia. Las preguntas estan en Ingles y Espanol. Si alguien quiere copia de las Preguntas Para Entreviste del Mayor, se la podemos enviar. Hay 10 ramas (hijos) de Norberto y Margarita Gutierrez de Jalostotitlan. Mis primos y yo entrevistamos personalmente a los 5 hijos de mi abuelita. Grabamos la entrevista en video. Usamos la informacion para escribir nuestro capitulo. Desafortunadamente uno de los Tios fallecio 3 semanas despues. Tambien hicimos es estudio a ADN del mayor sobreviviente de la familia. El fallecio unos meses despues. Nuestra reunion se llevara a cabo el 16 de julio y esperamos de 800 a 1000 personasy la historia viviente, aun ya escrita en Nuestro Libro, sera nuestro tesoro y de nuestros desendientes. Recomiendo que hagan sus entrevistas
mientras tienen a sus familiares.
Linda, that's what I always do with my other great grandparents. Mentioning names and places or events gets their memories back on track and talking about things I like to hear from them about their childhood and families. Its kind of hard thought because they're in their 90s and forgetting but reminding them helps.
Eloise,
Yes, please share.
In regards to interviewing older family members-my grandmother is 90 and in interviewing her, I started with having her verify information I heard from someone else just to get her talking and so I can help her if needed. Recording is a must because interruptions (so that you can write down things) can interfere with the flow of information. I also started a family page on myfamily.com (affiliated with ancestry.com) and I change the monthly discussion in order to gather information from the younger generations. This month is "How did you spend your summer in childhood? With who? What did you do?" Sherri Mora
Sherri,
That's wonderful. The Elder Interview questions cover different topics - early childhood, school, historical events, immigration, etc. Attached is a form in Word format so you can change it as you see fit. Joseph Puente will be putting it on Nuestros Ranchos. I'm going to look at myfamily.com. Thank you.
Eloise Reyes
Eloise,
Yes, please share.
In regards to interviewing older family members-my grandmother is 90 and in interviewing her, I started with having her verify information I heard from someone else just to get her talking and so I can help her if needed. Recording is a must because interruptions (so that you can write down things) can interfere with the flow of information. I also started a family page on myfamily.com (affiliated with ancestry.com) and I change the monthly discussion in order to gather information from the younger generations. This month is "How did you spend your summer in childhood? With who? What did you do?" Sherri Mora
Y no solo en es una mina de oro en información, estoy seguro que
también es una buena oportunidad para tener una relación interpersonal
muy agradable que no muchas personas tienen la fortuna de
experimentar. Si trae consigo fotografías de familiares se
complementa. Te recomiendo que aproveches preguntar por los primos de
ella y otros parientes. Es posible que si ella no te da esa
información sea muy difícil para ti encontrarla por vía documental,
personalmente me gusta preguntar sobre el estilo de vida de los
parientes. Tal ves puedas acompañarla de regreso para que examines
fotografías y alimentes la relación.
Saludos desde Gomez Palacio, Lorenzo.
Israel Valles
Durango, MX
2011/6/15, Lorenzo Carrillo :
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
> information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Y no solo en es una mina de oro en información, estoy seguro que
también es una buena oportunidad para tener una relación interpersonal
muy agradable que no muchas personas tienen la fortuna de
experimentar. Si trae consigo fotografías de familiares se
complementa. Te recomiendo que aproveches preguntar por los primos de
ella y otros parientes. Es posible que si ella no te da esa
información sea muy difícil para ti encontrarla por vía documental,
personalmente me gusta preguntar sobre el estilo de vida de los
parientes. Tal ves puedas acompañarla de regreso para que examines
fotografías y alimentes la relación.
Saludos desde Gomez Palacio, Lorenzo.
Israel Valles
Durango, MX
2011/6/15, Lorenzo Carrillo :
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
> information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Y no solo en es una mina de oro en información, estoy seguro que
también es una buena oportunidad para tener una relación interpersonal
muy agradable que no muchas personas tienen la fortuna de
experimentar. Si trae consigo fotografías de familiares se
complementa. Te recomiendo que aproveches preguntar por los primos de
ella y otros parientes. Es posible que si ella no te da esa
información sea muy difícil para ti encontrarla por vía documental,
personalmente me gusta preguntar sobre el estilo de vida de los
parientes. Tal ves puedas acompañarla de regreso para que examines
fotografías y alimentes la relación.
Saludos desde Gomez Palacio, Lorenzo.
Israel Valles
Durango, MX
2011/6/15, Lorenzo Carrillo :
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
> information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
information :)
Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
joseph
======================
Joseph Puentes
NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
Genealogy)
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already
and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I
plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a
goldmine of information
Living history
Good suggestions, Joseph.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Puentes
Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:38:52
To:
Reply-to: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
joseph
======================
Joseph Puentes
NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
Genealogy)
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already
and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I
plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a
goldmine of information
Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
joseph
======================
Joseph Puentes
NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
Genealogy)
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
joseph
======================
Joseph Puentes
NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
Genealogy)
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already
and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I
plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a
goldmine of information :)
Living history
What gives? I received three (3) of these identical messages.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph Puentes
Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:36:19
To:
Reply-to: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
joseph
======================
Joseph Puentes
NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
Genealogy)
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Living history
Yo también he recibido 3 mensajes idénticos por cada intervención.
Que ocurre?
2011/6/16, paul.gomez@verizon.net
:
> What gives? I received three (3) of these identical messages.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Puentes
> Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:36:19
> To:
> Reply-to: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
>
> be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
> Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
> married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
> your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
> grandfather died?"
>
> Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
> calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
> thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
> questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
> just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
> conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
> find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
> much detail about the family.
>
> Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
>
> joseph
>
> ======================
>
> Joseph Puentes
> NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
> http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
> http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
> http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
> http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
> http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
> http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
> Genealogy)
>
>
>
> Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
>> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
>> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
>> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
>> information :)
>>
>> Sent from my iPod
Living history
I too have been receiving duplicate and triplicate messages, not just from Nuestros Ranchos, but from Ancestry.com
Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> From: paul.gomez@verizon.net
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:52:03 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
>
> What gives? I received three (3) of these identical messages.
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Puentes
> Sender: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:36:19
> To:
> Reply-to: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
>
> be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions.
> Rather than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you
> married at the time your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when
> your grandfather died?" or "Was Rosalie born by then when your
> grandfather died?"
>
> Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
> calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last
> thing you want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct
> questions. In fact some of the best information I have received is from
> just letting my older relatives tell me family stories. If the
> conversation strays you can always gently swing it back on topic. You'll
> find that suddenly someone that couldn't remember things remembers sooo
> much detail about the family.
>
> Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
>
> joseph
>
> ======================
>
> Joseph Puentes
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> http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
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> http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
> http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes
> Genealogy)
>
>
>
> Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> > So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
> >
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Living history
Lorenzo Carrillo
Yeah, I don't know what is going on with the triplicate messages. Sorry guys.
My grandmother really really likes to talk . She won't mind direct questions , I ask them all the time. She can go on and on for hours.
Living history
Joseph
I loved your suggestion and will make it a point to use them in my own research
when asking questions with my family members.
Yvonne
Living history
I tried "interviewing" my Dad alone and he said he could not remember but when I
called a family meeting with his sister and brothers they remembered by sharing
a story then someone else would add what they suddenly remembered. I did tape
the conversation which lasted 3 hours. Since their gr-grandmother Nicolasa
Reveles (Mama Nico) lived to be 112 they had much to share.
Linda in B.C.
________________________________
From: Joseph Puentes
To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 7:36:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
be careful when interviewing to not fluster her with direct questions. Rather
than ask "What year did your grandfather die?" Ask "Were you married at the time
your grandfather died?" or "How old were you when your grandfather died?" or
"Was Rosalie born by then when your grandfather died?"
Answers to those questions will give the same answer since they can be
calculated and then later you can ask the direct question. The last thing you
want to do is "shut down" a conversation with too many direct questions. In fact
some of the best information I have received is from just letting my older
relatives tell me family stories. If the conversation strays you can always
gently swing it back on topic. You'll find that suddenly someone that couldn't
remember things remembers sooo much detail about the family.
Have fun I only could wish I had my grandmother to listen to.
joseph
======================
Joseph Puentes
NoMeat@h2opodcast.com
http://h2opodcast.com/vsse.html (Vegan Environmental Solutions Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.com (Environmental Podcast)
http://h2opodcast.blogspot.com (Blog for above)
http://PleaseListenToYourMom.com (Women's Peace Podcast)
http://NuestraFamiliaUnida.com (Latin American History Podcast)
http://nuestrosranchos.org (Jalisco, Zacatecas, and Aguascalientes Genealogy)
Lorenzo Carrillo wrote:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she has
>been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on recording /
>interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Living history
Lorenzo Carrillo
Linda, that's what I always do with my other great grandparents. Mentioning names and places or events gets their memories back on track and talking about things I like to hear from them about their childhood and families. Its kind of hard thought because they're in their 90s and forgetting but reminding them helps.
Living history
Nuestros Ranchos:
In preparation for the first ever family Reunion of the Gutierrez family, we have decided to write a book of our history. We prepared Elder Interview sheets in English and Spanish so that the family members could interview the elders. I am willing to share our Elder Interview sheet if any of you ar interested.There are 10 branches of Norberto & Margarita Gutierrez from Jalostotitlan. My cousins and I personally interveiwed the 5 children of my grandmother and videotaped them. We used the transcript for our Chapter. Unfortunately, one of the Tios died 3 weeks later. We also did the DNA testing and the oldest living survivor gave a cheek swab. He, too, died last month. Our reunion is July 16 and we expect between 800 and 1,000 persons! The living history, as recorded in Our Book, will be a keepsake for all of our descendants. I recommend that you do your Elder interviews while you still have your familiy.
En preparacion para la primera Reunion de la Familia Gutierrez, nosotros decidimos escribir un libro de nuestra historia. Preparamos unas hojas titutladas "Elder Interview" para la entrevista de los mayores de la familia. Las preguntas estan en Ingles y Espanol. Si alguien quiere copia de las Preguntas Para Entreviste del Mayor, se la podemos enviar. Hay 10 ramas (hijos) de Norberto y Margarita Gutierrez de Jalostotitlan. Mis primos y yo entrevistamos personalmente a los 5 hijos de mi abuelita. Grabamos la entrevista en video. Usamos la informacion para escribir nuestro capitulo. Desafortunadamente uno de los Tios fallecio 3 semanas despues. Tambien hicimos es estudio a ADN del mayor sobreviviente de la familia. El fallecio unos meses despues. Nuestra reunion se llevara a cabo el 16 de julio y esperamos de 800 a 1000 personasy la historia viviente, aun ya escrita en Nuestro Libro, sera nuestro tesoro y de nuestros desendientes. Recomiendo que hagan sus entrevistas
mientras tienen a sus familiares.
Eloise Reyes
-----Original Message-----
From: lorenzocarrillo94@yahoo.com
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Thu, Jun 16, 2011 1:08 pm
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
Lorenzo Carrillo
Linda, that's what I always do with my other great grandparents. Mentioning names and places or events gets their memories back on track and talking about things I like to hear from them about their childhood and families. Its kind of hard thought because they're in their 90s and forgetting but reminding them helps.
Living history
Eloise,
Yes, please share.
In regards to interviewing older family members-my grandmother is 90 and in interviewing her, I started with having her verify information I heard from someone else just to get her talking and so I can help her if needed. Recording is a must because interruptions (so that you can write down things) can interfere with the flow of information. I also started a family page on myfamily.com (affiliated with ancestry.com) and I change the monthly discussion in order to gather information from the younger generations. This month is "How did you spend your summer in childhood? With who? What did you do?" Sherri Mora
Living history
Sherri,
That's wonderful. The Elder Interview questions cover different topics - early childhood, school, historical events, immigration, etc. Attached is a form in Word format so you can change it as you see fit. Joseph Puente will be putting it on Nuestros Ranchos. I'm going to look at myfamily.com. Thank you.
Eloise Reyes
-----Original Message-----
From: kanakalele@aol.com
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Fri, Jun 17, 2011 4:20 pm
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
Eloise,
Yes, please share.
In regards to interviewing older family members-my grandmother is 90 and in interviewing her, I started with having her verify information I heard from someone else just to get her talking and so I can help her if needed. Recording is a must because interruptions (so that you can write down things) can interfere with the flow of information. I also started a family page on myfamily.com (affiliated with ancestry.com) and I change the monthly discussion in order to gather information from the younger generations. This month is "How did you spend your summer in childhood? With who? What did you do?" Sherri Mora
Living history
Y no solo en es una mina de oro en información, estoy seguro que
también es una buena oportunidad para tener una relación interpersonal
muy agradable que no muchas personas tienen la fortuna de
experimentar. Si trae consigo fotografías de familiares se
complementa. Te recomiendo que aproveches preguntar por los primos de
ella y otros parientes. Es posible que si ella no te da esa
información sea muy difícil para ti encontrarla por vía documental,
personalmente me gusta preguntar sobre el estilo de vida de los
parientes. Tal ves puedas acompañarla de regreso para que examines
fotografías y alimentes la relación.
Saludos desde Gomez Palacio, Lorenzo.
Israel Valles
Durango, MX
2011/6/15, Lorenzo Carrillo:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
> information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Living history
Y no solo en es una mina de oro en información, estoy seguro que
también es una buena oportunidad para tener una relación interpersonal
muy agradable que no muchas personas tienen la fortuna de
experimentar. Si trae consigo fotografías de familiares se
complementa. Te recomiendo que aproveches preguntar por los primos de
ella y otros parientes. Es posible que si ella no te da esa
información sea muy difícil para ti encontrarla por vía documental,
personalmente me gusta preguntar sobre el estilo de vida de los
parientes. Tal ves puedas acompañarla de regreso para que examines
fotografías y alimentes la relación.
Saludos desde Gomez Palacio, Lorenzo.
Israel Valles
Durango, MX
2011/6/15, Lorenzo Carrillo:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
> information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Living history
Y no solo en es una mina de oro en información, estoy seguro que
también es una buena oportunidad para tener una relación interpersonal
muy agradable que no muchas personas tienen la fortuna de
experimentar. Si trae consigo fotografías de familiares se
complementa. Te recomiendo que aproveches preguntar por los primos de
ella y otros parientes. Es posible que si ella no te da esa
información sea muy difícil para ti encontrarla por vía documental,
personalmente me gusta preguntar sobre el estilo de vida de los
parientes. Tal ves puedas acompañarla de regreso para que examines
fotografías y alimentes la relación.
Saludos desde Gomez Palacio, Lorenzo.
Israel Valles
Durango, MX
2011/6/15, Lorenzo Carrillo:
> So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
> has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
> recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
> information :)
>
> Sent from my iPod
Living history
You are a very fortunate person!
-----Original Message-----
From: general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
[mailto:general-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of Lorenzo
Carrillo
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 4:32 PM
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Living history
So yesterday my 90 year old grandmother came for vacation. Already and she
has been a great help in my quest for un-answered questions. I plan on
recording / interviewing her as much as possible. She is a goldmine of
information :)
Sent from my iPod