Goal #47 Family History: Record Grandparents' stories

A few years ago I realized that my grandparents don't have much time left. And here I am 28 years old, and what have I learned about them? I felt this huge sense of urgency to talk to them, listen to their stories, and record them for posterity. I live in Utah, and my grandparents live a few hours away from my parents in California, which means I don't even see them each time I visit my parents. But I've been making a concerted effort to visit them over the past year or so. I take pictures of their pictures. I pour over their genealogy charts. I ask them questions and audio record their answers. I recorded them straight into the genealogy program I use, FamilySearch, so I can't upload them here too, but they're there! 

Two audios of my grandpa

I'm glad I finally did it, but I wish I had done it sooner. My grandparents are to the point where it's hard to remember things, so it would've been better if I'd gotten the bug years ago. I can remember hanging out with my grandpa about 8 years ago and he told the stories with a lot more detail back then. Oh well. #hindsight 

My dollar for completing this goal goes to funding young innovators in Sierra Leone, Kenya, and South Africa.