Your story
Remembering, telling and keeping it.

Start with these
Telling your life storyChoosing a way to tell your story that suits you, whether you write, talk or record, and how to keep it safe for the people who’ll treasure it.Read the guide →
Gathering a parent’s storiesHow to ask a parent or grandparent about their life, record it gently, and keep it, including when memory is fading.Read the guide →
Questions to askForty gentle questions to bring the stories back.Open the tool →
More guides
Letters to the people you loveHow to write a letter for someone to keep: what to say, letters for the future, and how to make sure they’re found.Read the guide →
Start with the kitchen you grew up inOne room can hold a whole childhood. Here’s a gentle way to wander back into yours and find the stories waiting there.Read the post →
How to start telling your life story when you don’t know where to beginA whole life is a lot to hold at once. Begin with one small, ordinary memory and let the rest find its way to you.Read the post →
About this topic
Your stories are part of what you leave behind, and the people who love you will one day want to hear them. These guides help you remember, tell and keep them, at whatever pace feels right.
Where to find help
- Our free questions to ask
Forty gentle questions for a parent, a grandparent or yourself, with printable versions. - National Library of Australia: Oral history
How Australia’s national collection records the voices of ordinary lives.