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To Our Children's Children Journal Hardcover – October 20, 1998

by Bob Greene (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
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You collect a lot of memories over a lifetime. Here is the place to keep them.

First there was To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come. A collection of over one thousand evocative questions, the book offered a very personal, human approach to genealogy, awakening readers to the possibility of creating a family history through the simple act of remembering.

From this book, hundreds of thousands of individuals have learned the value of passing on family treasures made of words. However, readers kept asking Bob Greene and D.G. Fulford for a version of the book with room to record the answers.

The To Our Children's Children Journal is just that: a handy and beautiful journal posing 365 questions (one for each day of the year), with ample space for families to write their own answers. Approachable, enjoyable, and thought-provoking, the Journal is a pleasure to read and to ponder--something that, once completed, will become a lasting part of any family's history, to be put on the bookshelf and treasured for generations to come.
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    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Doubleday
  4. Publication date
    October 20, 1998
  5. Dimensions
    7.75 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    038549064X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0385490641
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a lot of memories over a lifetime. Here is the place to keep them.

First there was To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come. A collection of over one thousand evocative questions, the book offered a very personal, human approach to genealogy, awakening readers to the possibility of creating a family history through the simple act of remembering.

From this book, hundreds of thousands of individuals have learned the value of passing on family treasures made of words. However, readers kept asking Bob Greene and D.G. Fulford for a version of the book with room to record the answers.

The To Our Children's Children Journal is just that: a handy and beautiful journal posing 365 questions (one for each day of the year), with ample space for families to write their own answers. Approachable, enjoyable, and thought-provoking, the Journal is a pleasure to read and to ponder--something that, once

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Doubleday (October 20, 1998)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 038549064X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0385490641
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.75 x 10.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 88 ratings

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Esther Schindler
5.0 out of 5 stars You don't have to write in it. Excellent starting point for an oral history.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2009
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My mom is 89. She's in good health, but her memory is getting spotty. From discussions with my nieces and nephews, I'm well aware of how many "family stories" already have been lost. So on a recent visit to Mom, I packed along my  Flip Video  and a copy of this book. I was almost reluctant to suggest we do an Oral History, but to my great surprise we used up the storage on the video camera that first night -- and she wanted to keep going.

I give most of the credit to this book. It's meant to be a sort-of-diary for an individual to fill out. At the top of every page is a set of questions, and the rest of the page is blank, so you can write out the answer. Rather than write in Mom's answers, I used them as queries as I videotaped her; now, thanks to iMovie, I'll turn it into a DVD that I can share with the rest of my family.

What makes these questions so good is that they elicit sensory memories. For example, rather than asking, "Tell me about your grandparents," the book asks, "Did your grandparents have a food smell that you associated with visiting them?" My mom said no... but then she proceeded to tell me more about where and how they lived than I ever knew. A question about the view from her childhood window led to a long explanation of why her parents bought everything a teenager might want (Mom had a ping pong table and a pool table?) -- this way, she said, other kids came to THEIR house, so her folks never worried about where THEIR children were. I've known my mom for 51 years, and in an hour she told me at least four stories I hadn't heard before.

Not every question grabbed her, of course -- but enough did that I quickly decided the book was absolutely worth the money. I would never have thought to ask her most of these questions. (Even though I'm a writer for a living, and I interview people professionally every day!)

Don't wait until your relative is 89. After doing this exercise with my Mom, I'm very tempted to send copies of this book to my sisters and my brother. How many of their own stories have they forgotten, or never taken the time to share with children and grandchildren? I also recommend using this as a starting point for a video; Mom said that writing it out herself wouldn't have happened (I suspect it'd seem like a homework assignment, the sort you put off) but when I asked... well, that was something else entirely.
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D. Newton
5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition!
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2024
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This book came fast and was in excellent condition. Very pleased!
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Linda Sanders
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost, but not quite, perfect
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2014
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I thought I was purchasing the original book instead of the journal. While the journal has a lot more space to write in it than the original book had, it left out over two-thirds of the questions to make space for writing. A good portion of the questions remaining didn't apply to me. I had seen the original book, and I preferred the questions in it even though there wasn't space to write. It may be more work to journal apart from the book, but the information gained is more what I was looking for. I gave this book away as a gift, and it was perfect for the one I gave it to, but I will be purchasing the original for myself.
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Wesley Slawson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to document loved ones’ life stories before it’s too late!
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2017
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Can’t say enough about how thankful my family is for this incredible and insightful journal. Over the final three years of my dad’s life, I would come over and “interview” him with me writing down what he said. Dad wasn’t a writer at all. I’d sit down with Dad and read the two options. He could either pick one, both, or pass. Not only did I learn so much about his life, my mom was often surprised as well saying, “I didn’t know that about you dear!” Through those interview sessions, we learned so much that at dad’s wake, the Open journal was placed where the long line of friends could page through. My siblings each took the journal for a few weeks and reported back how the stories touched their hearts and made them roar with laughter. My dad and I got through about 75% of The journal before he passed. We pull out that journal from time to time. It’s now 17 years since dad’s been gone, and my mom just mentioned, “When’s my turn for the journal?”
We are so grateful for “To Our Children’s Children” and have strongly recommended this resource to our friends and family!
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Kathleen S Corletta
5.0 out of 5 stars A great journaling tool.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013
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I'd recommend this to anyone who is working on their own family heritage to pass on to their children. Kaitann
P.S. I've been working on my own family history and also, as a high school teacher had assigned such projects to my classes. Many people shy away from such exploration because of single parenting, adoption and other exception making situations but it is thrilling when you get to the point where you can also find out the good and not so good aspects of your heritage. I believe everyone can be enriched by finding out "who they are". I have a nephew who has now traced our family history on one side back to Charlemagne and I've had the pleasure of finding all the houses in my home town that various members of the family lived in since the time of the Civil War. What fun that was to take pictures of them all. The more we find out about ourselves the more we can realize we're all children who began life in the same way.....somewhere.
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Courtney
5.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what I was looking for!
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2011
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This is really perfect for any relative, not just grandparents! I was looking for something to give to my grandparents to fill out for my daughter (her great-grandparents), but I was having a hard time finding something that wasn't specifically for parents or grandparents. This is great! There are thought-provoking questions at the top of each page that are great at bringing back memories that might not have been recorded in a family history, otherwise. There is plenty of room to write and this is a nice hard-back book that I think makes a really nice gift! I am thinking of buying a couple more for my parents and maybe even myself.
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Caroline Wall
1.0 out of 5 stars I sent it back.
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2013
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I just didn't like the format. Too many questions in a paragraph at the top of a lined page. I bought it with the intention of giving it to my mother-in-law so she could share her story, but it just wasn't appropriate for a single person.
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Twin#2
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Idea but a lot of work
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2013
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Got this for my mom, but she has hardly touched it. Maybe she thinks it is too much work. Sad.
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5.0 out of 5 stars CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT LIVES ON AND ON AND ON...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2016
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Great way to leave memories when you have time to sit and reflect...
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cath
4.0 out of 5 stars Journal of Family Memories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2012
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Bought it for friends who became parents at 45 years of age and therefore may quite possibly not be around to share their life memories with their grand children!

A lot of writing involved which filled them with dread as they're both school teachers!! However, for quite a few of the topics a photograph could suffice.

It's from the US so be prepared for Americanisms!!
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