For generations
Grandparents' stories
Ask them now, while you're together. Most people are never asked about their own life, and they love it when someone does.
What goes inside
Film them talking. Photos turn up later; the way someone laughs halfway through a sentence does not. Ask small questions instead of big ones: what did your street smell like, who taught you to cook, what did you buy with your first paycheque. Small questions get real answers. Keep the pauses in.
When it opens
Watch the original recording together while you make the memory. If you want a future reveal, add it to a time capsule for a grandchild's eighteenth birthday.
Who's in it
Whoever asks matters more than the camera. Grandchildren get answers nobody else gets.
Ready when you are
Start a time capsule to keep and design your memories. Complete the first step to save a draft, then come back to add more before sealing.
