Comments on: Who can you learn from today?

By: LizLong

LizLong — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:19:23 +0000

Now if I could figure out a way to make that pay, dh would so be on board!

By: TheSurvivalMom

TheSurvivalMom — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:01:21 +0000

You may be on to something there! I'll bet there are thousands of grandmas and grandpas out there who would love nothing better than to share their knowledge.

By: LizLong

LizLong — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:14:42 +0000

I can just see it: a whole new section on iTunes with podcasts of octagenarians describing canning and using old school wood tools!

By: TheSurvivalMom

TheSurvivalMom — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:36:03 +0000

It's scary how quickly skills and knowledge can disappear. It takes just a single generation for a hundred years of knowledge to go by the wayside. Your suggestion of using a video camera is a great one. Personally, I'd love to hear more about how people in my grandparents' generation survived the Great Depression and what they learned from it.

By: LizLong

LizLong — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:20:18 +0000

Oral History is sooo much easier today. Use your camcorder! Get Grandma or Aunt Tilda to demonstrate their canning secrets while you tape it. Then you KNOW you have the exact info from them stored. Have them detail your family history, just so you have it. Get Grandpa to tell you the story about coming home from Boy Scout Camp with a Mohawk, and how he faked a major slice on his arm (just make sure the kids don't see that last one)! You can get hours and hours of advice this way and not feel pressured to remember it all since you can rewatch it and take notes later.