- your early home life
    - the home you raised in
    - how it was heated and lighted
    - how you got water/when you got indoor plumbing
    - household chores

- your memories of your parents
    - mother's work
    - father's work

- how the family obtained food
    - from the farm/garden
    - from a general store (prices?)

- how the family did laundry
    - first automatic washer
    - washboards/clotheslines/soaps

- bathing/grooming
    - Saturday night bath
    - barbershops

- your clothing as a child
    - long underwear/button shoes/hats
    - different from today's fashions?

- school days
    - how you got to school
    - studies and homework
    - discipline

- what you did for fun
    - favorite games or sports
    - favorite toys

- family entertainment at home
    - musical instruments/favorite songs
    - radio programs

- movie theatres
    - prices
    - favorite movies and film stars

- family outings/vacations
    - amusement parks and swimming spots
    - holidays/community celebrations
    - picnics/camping
    - road trips

- transportation
    - horse and buggy/wagon
    - first automobile/specific make, model, color
    - street cars and trolleys
    - trains/ships

- excursions to the "city"
    - favorite department stores/five and dime stores
    - favorite restaurants

- your dating, courtship, and marriage
    - favorite dating/dancing spots
    - popular music/dances

- World War I
    - relatives who fought
    - patriotic events

- life during the Roaring Twenties/Depression
- World War II
    - where were you for Pearl Harbor/D-Day?
    - effect on your family

- other historical people and events
    - sinking of the Titanic
    - assassination of JFK/Martin Luther King

- changes that have occurred during your lifetime
    - technology
    - roles of men and women
    - family life