Use the notebook to note each picture you take and WHO is in the picture. Don't trust your memory, after all, we cousins all look alike. Cassette Recorder Be sure to take extra blank cassettes and batteries. Always identify who is speaking. You will find a small recorder is less intrusive than a video recorder and your subjects will be less self conscious.
Family tree Try to take a family tree to display.
My great grandparents had each been widowed and when they married they started their family with 8 children from these earlier marriages. Our family tree measured 18 feet last year. We taped the tree to a long table and provided a red pen for corrections. The younger family members loved finding their names on the tree. Family Group sheets Be sure to provide blank family group sheets for collecting information to fill the gaps.