I happen to have or have had connections with a lot of Baby Boomers. One thing stands out among the vast majority: they want to know more about history and the past and their heritage. Many will regret it IF YOU DON'T TELL THEM! The best way for you to tell them is to leave a memoir for them. Write it, dictate it, record it, tape it, video it, repeat it...it doesn't matter how you go about it. THEY WILL APPRECIATE IT. Boomers: don't let history repeat itself. Hold a big family reunion and get everyone to tell a family story. If somebody can't be there, have them send in their contributions. If you regret never having asked questions, don't pass that regret on!
Want some help? There's a book that has some fantastic questions in it. Try a good book store or Hallmark's and see if they have "To Our Children's Children," by Greene and Fulford. It is like a journal with questions that are wonderfully designed to help you remember! Just open it up, read the first page and start writing in it. OR...get someone to jot down answers for you...whatever!
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