In 2008 I was called to be our ward's family history consultant. I will admit I thought that was about the worst calling you could give a mother of 2 little boys. It turned out to be the best thing for me. I had an excuse to get out of the house once a week and talk to adults and in serving others and helping them to learn, I learned myself and I fell in love with family history. The DC family history library had just put in a recording booth for patrons to record themselves and their histories orally. I realized from working there that a lot of my family's histories are recorded but their stories are not.
And since all 4 of my grandparents and still living and since I have a fabulous husband that was willing to take over the job of mommy for a week, I flew down to Florida to spend 3 days with each set- interviewing them, recording their stories, and collecting pictures with the end goal of publishing their biographies to give to family members.
The first 3 days I spent with my dad's parents: Dave and Mary Kitchen. It was delightful and I learned so much from them!
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