Memory A Day Calendar January 1 January 2 January 3 January 4 January 5 January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 January 13 January 14 January 15 January 16 January 17 January 18 January 19 January 20 January 21 What was your day and date of birth? Where were you born? Be specific. Do you know any other circumstances of your birth? (Who was present, who delivered, etc.?) If you have a childhood picture of yourself, place it here. Then tell why you picked that picture. Name your brothers and sisters and their years of birth. What was your mother s full name? What was your father s full name? What was your mother s date and place of birth? What was your father s date and place of birth? Tell a family nickname that you had. How did you get that nickname? Tell of any other nicknames in your family. What did/does your father do for a living? Name the towns you lived in before you were 20. Name the childhood addresses you remember. Tell a fond memory of your grandpa. Tell a fond memory of your grandma. Tell about a favorite aunt. Tell about a favorite uncle. Did any relatives ever live with you? Did you ever have an imaginary friend?
January 22 January 23 January 24 January 25 January 26 January 27 January 28 January 29 January 30 January 31 February 1 February 2 February 3 February 4 February 5 February 6 February 7 February 8 February 9 February 10 February 11 February 12 February 13 When you needed punishment as a child, which parent corrected you? What type of punishment did you receive? Tell about the naughtiest thing you ever did. If you got caught being naughty, describe the consequences. Relate an experience or memory of a cousin. Did your mother work outside the home? What did you and your brothers or sisters fight about the most? What was the dumbest stunt ever pulled by you and a brother or sister? Tell about the worst winter storm that you can remember as a child. What did you use to go sledding down a hill in the snow? What extras did you use for your showman s face, buttons, arms, hat, etc.? Tell of someone you envied, and why. Do you remember the first movie you ever saw and who starred in it? What was your favorite meat as a child? What were you doing to first smash a finger? Who was the most famous person you ever met as a child? Tell about a big fib you told. Did you ever hop a freight train? Explain. Tell of a nickname given to you by friends or classmates. How did you get the nickname? Who was your first girlfriend/boyfriend? Tell about the Valentine s Day festivities at your school. Tell about a special valentine you once gave.
February 14 February 15 February 16 February 17 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 February 26 February 27 February 28 March 1 March 2 March 3 March 4 March 5 March 6 March 7 March 8 Tell about a special valentine you once received. Tell about your first date. Tell about your first kiss. Tell about your first favorite TV show. Tell about family reunions in your childhood. What do you remember as your favorite subject in school? What do you remember as your least favorite school subject? What is the biggest problem you remember having in Grade School? What is the biggest problem you remember having in Jr. High School? What is the biggest problem you remember having in Sr. High School? Describe a place you liked to go to be alone. Tell of a place that you discovered or built as a haven for your closest friends. Tell about a favorite hangout place for you and your friends in Jr. or Sr. High School. Tell about the best pet you ever had. Tell about other pets you had. Tell about being in a school play or program. Tell about a school principal you remember. Did you ever pretend to be sick as an excuse to stay home from school? Do you have a good story about yourself cussing? Tell about how you spent your Saturdays during the school year. Tell about how you spent your Sundays. What was the naughtiest or meanest thing you remember doing in school. What were the consequences?
March 9 March 10 March 11 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 19 March 20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 April 1 What was your favorite radio program? What was your favorite movie as a youth? Why? Did kids ever tease you? About what? Tell of a difficult school essay or term paper assignment. Tell about your first smoke. Do you remember your first pizza? If you went to college, tell which college you chose and why. Tell your major and how you chose it. Did people wear green on St. Patrick s Day? Do you have any other memories of St. Patrick s Day as a youth? If you ever hitch hiked, explain. What do you remember as your favorite time of year? Why? Describe some household chores you had as a child. Describe some outside chores. What chore did you dislike the most? What bones have you broken and how? Did you ever need stitches? Do you have any other good stories about being injured? Tell of a childhood illness. Tell about an experience at the doctor s. Name your best school friends. What were some crazy names or nicknames in your school? Tell about a practical joke or prank you played on a person. Do you have a good April Fool s Day story?
April 2 April 3 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 13 April 14 April 15 April 16 April 17 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24 Tell about a practical joke or prank someone played on you. What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you ever make a kite? Tell how. Tell your experiences with kite flying. Have you ever hunted, or tried to capture a wild animal? Did you ever try to adopt a wild animal? Make up a limerick about yourself. Make up a limerick about someone else. Relate a favorite spring memory. Did your Mother or Dad ever find something you had hidden? Share a memory of going to church as you were growing up. Share a memory about a church social activity. Tell about an Easter Egg hunt. If your family went to Easter sunrise services, tell about it. Tell about any other Easter traditions. When you played make-believe, what did you pretend? If you could return to your childhood, what would you do differently? Is there anything you would do differently as a teenager? Did you ever write something that you were really proud of? What is the best book you ever read as a child? What is the biggest physical problem you had to deal with? Did you have any superstitions? Where were your best hide-and-seek places?
April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 4 May 5 May 6 May 7 May 8 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 12 May 13 May 14 May 15 May 16 May 17 Tell about the first time you were ever behind the wheel of a car. Tell about another experience when you were behind the wheel of a car. Did you ever take anything that wasn t yours? What did you do with it? Did you get caught? Do you have a story about a big surprise? What childhood fear do you remember? What were May Baskets made of and what did they contain? Did you ever give one? How much do you remember paying for an ice cream cone? Did you have a tree house? Were you ever bitten by a dog? Did your mother ever make a special gift for you? Relate a favorite memory of your mother. Tell about some good advice your mother gave you. Describe your families Mother s Day traditions. Do you remember any childhood songs or rhymes? Name some popular hit songs from your youth. What was your favorite singing group or band? Tell a favorite singer and a song that he/she sang. What kind of dances did you do as a youth? Tell about the first dance you ever went to. Tell about your high school prom or formal dance. Describe the military experience of someone in your family. Share a memory involving a war during your childhood or youth.
May 18 May 19 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 23 May 24 May 25 May 26 May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 If you have another photo of your childhood to share, place it here. Tell about your graduation exercises or traditions. What year did you graduate from high school? How many students were in your graduating class? How many students attended your high school? Did you have homework? Describe a very proud moment in your childhood. Tell about Memorial Day traditions during your youth. Share a special memory of Memorial Day. Did you play a musical instrument? Tell of the closest friend you had during your childhood. Is there anything you have now that you have kept from your childhood? Is there anything you wish you had now that you had kept from your childhood? Do you have any good bath time stories? What was the funniest name or nickname in your group? Did you ever sleep under the stars? Tell about hot dog or marshmallow roasting. Did you ever go on a camp out? Tell about it. Did you ever go on a snipe hunt? What food did you learn to cook or prepare first as a youth? Share a horse-riding story. What was your first job? How much did you get paid?
June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2 July 3 Tell about any other paying jobs you held as a youth. Were you ever chased by some animal? If you were ever in a parade, tell about it. Tell another memory about a parade. Share a childhood memory about a death that affected you. Relate your happiest memory as a youth. How did you learn to swim? Where did you go swimming? Did you ever go skinny-dipping? Tell a favorite memory of your father. Tell about some good advice your father gave you. Did your father ever make a special gift for you? Did you ever make mud pies? Did you go barefoot in the summer? If so, relate and experience about stepping in something. Did you have a special nature place where you went to explore? Tell about a bike you had. Tell about your first very own car. Did you ever have or make a swing? Describe an outside game you made up. Describe an inside game you made up. What kind of fireworks did people have when you were a youth? Tell about Independence Day traditions of your childhood. Do you have a special July 4th that you remember most?
July 4 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 8 July 9 July 10 July 11 July 12 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July 18 July 19 July 20 July 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 Did you ever go to carnivals or amusement parks? Where? What kinds of rides and games were there? How much did they cost? Tell about any State Fair or County Fair experiences. Tell about going to a circus. Tell any favorite summertime memory. Did you go fishing in your childhood? Tell about your biggest or best catch. Do you remember having a favorite candy? How much did it cost? Do you remember having a favorite snack that you made at home? Share a memory about going on a picnic. What kinds of party games or party activities were popular? Share a memory involving a heat wave or drought. What did you do to stay cool? What was your favorite holiday of the year? Share a birthday party memory. Tell about the neatest shoes you ever owned as a youth. Share a memory about a power outage. Relate a memory involving a flood or cloudburst. Relate a memory of a hurricane, tornado, or destructive wind. What memories do you have of lightning or thunder during your childhood? Did you like it when it thundered and lightning? Why? Share a special memory about riding in a boat.
July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 August 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August 10 August 11 August 12 August 13 August 14 August 15 August 16 August 17 Tell about a family vacation trip. Share the best vacation experience you can recall. Share the most unpleasant vacation experience you can recall. Do you have any other memories about a river, lake or beach to share? Tell a memory about riding on a ferry, bus, train, or plane. Share another memory about a ride. Did you receive any good advice from a neighbor? What was it? Tell of an experience climbing a mountain or big hill. Tell a memory about having company at your house, or of a family party. Tell about board games you played as a child. Tell about card games you played. Did you ever have a weight problem as a youth? What was your best talent? Tell about a time when you got lost. Did you ever play in the sprinkler or hose? Tell about being stung by a bee or wasp. Did you have any favorite family songs that you sang together? Tell about your bedroom as a youth. Share a memory of staying overnight with a friend. If you ever ran away from home, tell about it. Do you remember being really curious about something? Share your childhood experiences with roller skates. Did you ever experience homesickness?
August 18 August 19 August 20 August 21 August 22 August 23 August 24 August 25 August 26 August 27 August 28 August 29 August 30 August 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Can you tell about your first tastes of pop or soda? Share an early experience with shaving or wearing make-up. Tell about a favorite doll, teddy bear, or other stuffed toy. Tell about another favorite toy. Did you have to abide by a curfew as a youth? Describe any follow the leader games you played. Describe how you used a phone to call a friend. Did you ever have a fire in your home or accidentally catch something on fire? Tell about going to box socials or potlucks. Tell about an incident when you were very angry with your mom or dad. Tell about an incident when your mom or dad was very angry with you. Share a memory involving an outhouse. Tell about your school year calendar. Do you have a memory involving V.J. Day? Do you remember any Labor Day traditions of your youth? What do you remember about your first day of school? Tell about a school bully. What do you remember doing at recess? Tell about the playground equipment at your grade school. Did your parents ever make you wear something stupid to school? Tell about who you thought was the smartest kid in school and why.
8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Tell about who you thought was the dumbest kid in school and why. Tell about the naughtiest kid in school. Tell about a teacher s pet. Name the schools that you went to. What was your most embarrassing school moment? Name the Grade School teachers you remember. Name the Jr. High School teachers you remember. Name the High School teachers you remember Describe your typical school day outfit. If you were ever in a fight, tell about it. Tell about your worst report card. If you ever had a hero, tell who. Tell why they were your hero. Who was the best teacher you ever had? What made that teacher good? What were your school colors? What was your school mascot? Tell any sports you played in Jr. High School. What was your favorite sport to participate in or watch?
27 28 29 30 October 1 October 2 October 3 October 4 October 5 October 6 October 7 October 8 October 9 October 10 October 11 October 12 October 13 October 14 October 15 October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 Did you ever have a good friend who did something mean to you? Do you remember a school custodian? What is the worst trick that you remember a student playing on a teacher? What is the worst thing a teacher did to a student? Tell about your school lunches. Did you have a lunch box? What did you eat? Did you ever have a crush on a teacher? Do you have any special memories about raking and burning leaves, or mowing the lawn? If you ever played in the leaves, tell about it. What allowance did you get? Did you have to earn it? What teacher did you dislike the most? Why did you dislike them? Relate a story about a mouse in the house. Share a memory about a bird in the house. Did you ever have any other strange animals in the house? How did you get to and from school? Tell about pulling or losing a baby tooth. Did you ever lose something really important to you? Did you ever lose or break something that belonged to someone else? Where did the clothes that you wore come from? Share a favorite fall memory. Did you ever pick apples? What is the farthest you ever ran or walked?
October 20 October 21 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 25 October 26 October 27 October 28 October 29 October 30 October 31 1 Did your high school have cheerleaders? What did they wear? Can you recite any of the school cheers? How did your school observe Homecoming? Do you have any special Homecoming experiences to relate? Tell about any other high school extracurricular activities. Tell a story about a time when you dressed up in a costume. Share a memory about being very scared. What did people do at Halloween? Do you have a special Halloween memory? Did you ever tell ghost stories? Do you have a good ghost or haunted house story to relate? What is the strangest thing you ever saw in the sky? When you were a child, how did you keep your house warm? 2 Who was the President when you were born? 3 4 5 At what age did you first vote and for whom did you cast your first Presidential vote? Did you ever see a President or a Vice- President in person? Did you ever make a purchase that you later regretted? 6 When on car trips, did you play car games? 7 If you had a watch, tell about it. 8 Do you have an Armistice Day memory? 9 10 What was your most prized possession as a child? The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice you give to others. What would that advice be?
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Did you ever feel a hatred for another person? Explain. Tell about the best birthday present you ever received. Was an injustice ever done to you? Share an experience about poison ivy or oak, or a poison weed. Tell about a memorable birthday cake. Did you ever have a recurring dream as a child? Tell about someone who had a big influence over your life. Share a memory about a weather-related school cancellation. Tell about Thanksgiving traditions of your youth. What food where on your Thanksgiving table? Share a favorite Thanksgiving memory. Do you have any ice-skating memories to share? What hobbies or collections did you have as a youth? Did your mom or dad have a favorite remedy for what ailed you? Tell about seeing something you thought was very beautiful Did anyone from your school or community grow up to be famous? Did you ever have a bad experience with a haircut or permanent? Who was your favorite movie star? Why were they your favorite?
30 1 2 3 Were you ever in a life-threatening situation? If you have another childhood picture of yourself, put it here. Do you have any knowledge of how your first name was chosen? Tell about your favorite store to browse in as a child. 4 What did you like to look at there? 5 6 Tell about something you built, designed or made as a youth. Were you ever in a church or school Christmas or Holiday pageant? 7 When did you put up your Christmas tree? 8 Where did you get your Christmas tree from? 9 How did you decorate your tree? 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Did you hang a Christmas stocking? Did your Grandpa or Grandma ever make gifts for you? What? Tell about the neatest present you remember giving to your mom. Tell about the neatest present you remember giving to your dad. Tell about the best Christmas present you ever received. Tell about the worst Christmas present you ever received. Tell about your experiences with Santa Claus. Did your family go to a special church service at Christmas? Tell about it. When did you open your presents? Tell about Holiday celebrations at a relative s house.
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Do you remember a best Christmas? Share any other Christmas memory. Do you remember celebrating any special wedding anniversaries of your parents or grandparents? Do you have any knowledge of the origins of your family name? Tell about a favorite toy. What smells reminds you of Christmas? What was your favorite pet? What was its name? What did you do that made you really proud? Is there anything else that you would like others to know about your childhood? Did you ever make a New Year s resolution as a youth? What special memories do you have of New Year s Eve? What special memories do you have of New Year s Day?