Top five memory books

With the trend of tracing your family tree becoming increasingly popular in recent times, many people are discovering just how difficult it is to find documents relating to their ancestors. With that in mind, to make the process a little easier for generations to come, many people are choosing to record their details in memory journals or books. Here, we will be looking at five of the best.

For them

Your story: A Guided Interview Through Your Personal and Family History
This beautifully designed hardback journal will make it easy for anyone to persuade their older relations to willingly record their personal histories and memories. It comes packed with some 150 stimulating questions that have been carefully measured with the purpose of prompting memory recall of past experiences. The book not only allows for detailed responses but also permits anyone to attach photos. The book is produced in acid-free, archival-quality paper. To Our Children's Children: Journal of Family Memories As ‘To Our Children's Children: Preserving Family Histories for Generations to Come’ soon became a bestseller, the publishers were quick in releasing this companion guide. This particular memory book is certain to become a much cherished journal for all your future generations. It contains several hundred questions which are both interesting and thought-provoking, while sufficient space is provided for detailed answers. This makes it one of the best memory albums around. Memories for My Grandchild Perhaps, the relative who is the hardest to persuade with parting with some memories is a grandparent or perhaps both grandparents. This journal is specifically aimed at them and includes space to include photos at the opening of each chapter as well as a specially-designed pocket at the back where special letters can be filed.

For you

The Story of a Lifetime: A Keepsake of Personal Memoirs This huge journal (nearly 400 pages in total) is also finely designed in hardback form. The questions are numerous and simple and cover a whole range of specific periods including childhood and schooling, marriage and parenting as well as career and military-related questions.

For everyone

The Book of Myself: A Do-It-Yourself Autobiography in 201 Questions This book makes it easy for anyone to write their own biography with numerous questions designed to help and guide you along the way. The easy to carry size makes it our personal favourite.