SAMPLE STRUCTURE
In the beginning
Your parents…
• Where were they born?
• How did they meet?
• What did they do for a living?
• Their financial position
• Any special skills/achievements?
• When did they marry and where?
• Amusing anecdotes
• Other influential family members
Your birth…
• When you were born and where
• Where you lived
• Other siblings
• Earliest memories
• Family stories about you
• World events
Growing up
The early years…
• Junior school (s) attended
• Achievements
• Operations, illnesses, accidents
• Fondest memories
• Best friends/where you lived
• World events
• Holidays
The dreaded teens…
• Senior school (s) attended
• Achievements
• Exam results
• Operations, illnesses, accidents
• Holidays
• Best friends
• Where you lived
• First romance/first kiss
• Hobbies and interests
• Embarrassing stories
• Dreams for the future
• World events
Adulthood
Early adulthood…
• Where you worked, what you did
• Romantic relationships
• Your financial position
• Fond memories
• Proudest moments
• Regrets
• Settling down
• Starting a family
• Buying a home
Middle age…
• Your family
• Your career
• Where you lived
• Happy/sad moments
• Mid life crisis!
• Your achievements and mistakes!
• Lessons learned
• Hopes for the future
• Your health and wealth
Becoming a senior
The third age…
• When you retired
• How you spend retirement
• Hobbies and interests
• Hopes for the future
• Fond memories
• Proudest moments
• Greatest pleasures
• Regrets
• Lesson learned in life
• Children and grandchildren
• How you’d like to be remembered