How to Interview People Living with Dementia - Caribbean Ancestry
Channel: Island Ancestors
Date: 2021-10-28

Learn how to interview relatives living with dementia to add depth to your family history research. 

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Implement these strategies to unlock distant memories and advance your genealogy research today. Living with dementia does not make your relatives unsuitable for research. 

🕰 Content
Intro 0:34
Experiences, Feelings and Storytelling 1:30
Describe Ancestral Locations 2:10
Choosing a Suitable Location 3:20
Remote Interview Considerations 3:50
Dementia Types Explained 4:21
Setting The Scene, Consent & Backup Questions 5:59
Open-Ended Questions 7:45
Follow-up Questions 8:21
Exploring Community Connections 9:00
Managing Sensitive Topics 10:03
Reminiscing with Photographs 11:56
Involving People Living with Dementia 12:48
Bonus - How to Make Your First Recording 13:49

🎥  Why I do Genealogy: https://youtu.be/V6qCc8uhVkA
🎥  How to Get Started: https://youtu.be/8DyCYjmxr7A

📚 Resources 
The Ultimate Family History Interview Primer - Who is Nicka Smith?  https://www.whoisnickasmith.com/store/The-Ultimate-Family-History-Interview-Primer-PDF-p164575654

Guy Grannum: Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors
https://tinyurl.com/GrannumAncestry
https://grannum.wordpress.com

Southwark Libraries: Tracing your Caribbean family
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/libraries/southwark-archives/tracing-your-caribbean-family

Family Search Wiki
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Main_Page

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