Where you were born? Birth-weight? Complications? Birth certificate?

Earliest friends? Sometimes these can be long-standing friends so their intertwining story starts here, too.

What are your memories of Christmas, Bonfire Night (or similar), New year and any other festivities?

Nursery and infant school. First day? What were your parents doing? Working? How did they get you there? First school friends?

Escapades. That time you got lost? Trips or adventures, planned or otherwise, that you can still recall vividly. If you can remember them in this way then they may have helped shape the way you have turned out and explain any phobias or foibles.

Your best (and worst) subjects? Your first forays into arts and crafts? Do you still have anything you created as a child? Many traits and talents are genetic and future generations will be fascinated to learn the source of their own strengths and weaknesses.

Parties and other events. Were any more special than others? Do any have some particular memory? Who was there?

Primary education. Favourite teachers? Did any, on reflection, turn out to influence who or what you became?

Did World War II (or any other conflict) affect you either directly or indirectly? Were you involved in any way? Was your home town bombed? Did you need to shelter? If not in the duration, what about the rationing and rebuilding afterwards? Hopefully, your descendants will never know what such an event can bring and while films and books will give them the big picture, any personal memories you have of it are likely to be particularly interesting. Perhaps you have your own or a relative’s medals or other war memorabilia.

Keep any relevant mementos (eg. medals, official correspondence) in a special box. These can be used, just like the photographs and documents as an aide-memoire. A photograph of someone that died in the war who perhaps you never actually knew could be included as a way of preserving their memory, too.

Where did you go on holiday? And what memories are high or lowlights? While you ponder this subject you might like to consider your holidays from every phase. It could be a theme on its own but it is quite likely that it will also be the best source of photographs or cine.

It is hard to remember how simple and basic telecommunications were. Public ‘phone boxes and Button A and B for example. Party lines? They could provide confusion. Long distance communications? International communications? Can you remember the first time you spoke to someone on another country or continent? Can you remember your first television? What did you watch?

Any "Reflections" on this phase of your life?"