3/1/2008
By Sunny McClellan Morton
Grandma giving you the cold shoulder? Don't give up on capturing her oral history — try these five techniques for getting reluctant interviewees to open up.
Shortly before the birth of our first child, I approached my husband, Jeremy, about recording his life story. Reluctantly, he agreed. I hit a wall with the first question.
“Where were you born?” I asked briskly, my pencil poised.