35 Questions to Ask Your Uncle About Family History

When delving into your family history, we often overlook our uncles as sources of information despite their unique perspectives and experiences. If your uncles are the older siblings of your mom or dad, they might even know family histories that your parents are unaware of.

To help you connect with your uncles and uncover family stories, we've built a curated list of questions to explore shared memories and traditions. 

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Questions About His Parents

1. Talk about your relationship with your parents.
2. Who raised you and how?
3. What's your earliest memory of your mother?
4. What's your earliest memory of your father?
5. What traits did you get from your father?
6. What traits did you get from your mother?
7. What did your mother teach you about life?
8. What did your father teach you about life?
9. What are the most important lessons you've learned from your parents?

Questions About Family

10. Talk about what family means to you.
11. What were your favorite games growing up?
12. How has your family changed over time?
13. Tell a story about one of your siblings.
14. How has your relationship with your siblings changed over time?
15. Talk about whether you had a large or small extended family.
16. Talk about whether you and your family ever argue about politics.
17. Talk about your favorite family holiday.
18. Give an example of a tradition that's important to your family.

Questions About His Grandparents

19. Talk about your grandparents.
20. What is your favorite grandparent memory?
21. Describe your relationship with your grandparents.
22. How did your grandparents influence you?
23. What made your grandparents special?
24. If you could say something to your grandparents, what would it be?

Questions About Family Heritage

25. What is your ancestral background?
26. What do you know about specific ancestors?
27. How long has your family lived in the country you live in today?
28. How do you define your religious heritage?
29. Are there any particular traditions related to your family heritage?
30. How did your parents raise you in relationship to their own backgrounds?

Questions About Family Traditions

31. Describe how your family traditions are tied to a particular cultural background.
32. How do you feel about the importance of honoring traditions in your family?
33. Are there traditions practiced by your family that you do not like?
34. What is your most prevalent family tradition memory?
35. Talk about family traditions and the holidays.