Make cassettes or VHS (or whatever) of your elderly relatives. Ask them questions about their childhood, their dating years, anything they can and would like to talk about of years gone by. One day, when they've passed on these will be cherished keepsakes. No better way to pass on to your younger family members than words of older loved ones. Copies would make great gifts.
This is such a great thing to do. My aunt made several recordings of her 90+ yo aunt (my great aunt) asking her questions about her childhood, her memories of school, engagement and marriage, information about kin who had passed on already, etc. They are so much fun to listen to. Not only is it wonderful to hear her voice again now that she is gone, but the memories she shared are of a time we can only imagine now.
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