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Grandparent Life Story: Memories, Moves and Lessons

A voice-first interview that captures a grandparent's life story — childhood, moves, work, love, and traditions — for grandchildren to keep. Quick structured questions set the scene, then an AI audio interview draws out one vivid memory in sensory detail and the lesson the grandparent wants passed down, going deeper than a generic oral-history transcript.

Sample questions

A preview of what’s in the template. Every question is editable before you launch.

12 questions · ~12 min
Q01
Message

Hello! This is a chance to record your story so it's never lost — the moves you made, the work you did, how you fell in love, and what you want your grandchildren to carry forward. It takes about 15-20 minutes, and you can speak your answers whenever you see the microphone.

Q02
Short Text

What's your full name, and what do your grandchildren call you (Grandma, Nana, Papa, etc.)?

Q03
Short TextRequired

Where were you born, and what do you remember most about your childhood home?

Q04
Multiple ChoiceRequired

Did you move to a new city, region, or country at any point in your life?

  • No, I stayed in the same area my whole life
  • Yes, I moved once
  • Yes, I moved several times within my country
  • Yes, I immigrated to a new country
Q05
Long TextRequired

What was your first job, or the work you're most proud of — and what did it teach you?

Q06
MatrixRequired

Thinking about the traditions from your own upbringing, which are still part of our family today?

6 rows × 3 columns
  • Holiday meals or recipes
  • Language or sayings
  • Religious or spiritual practices
  • Family stories or history
  • Life values (e.g., hard work, hospitality)
  • +1 more
Columns: Still practiced in our family today · Practiced only in my generation · Not sure / hard to tell
Q07
RankingRequired

Rank these in order of what you most want your grandchildren to remember about how to live.

  1. Work ethic and perseverance
  2. Family loyalty and staying close
  3. Faith or spiritual grounding
  4. Resilience through hard times
  5. Financial care and saving
  6. Kindness and generosity to others
  7. Valuing education
Drag to rank
Q08
Opinion ScaleRequired

How well do you think your grandchildren know your life story today?

Scale: 17
Min:Not well at allMax:Extremely well
Q09
Voice AI InterviewRequired

Share your story: a memory, a move, and a lesson

Ask the grandparent to walk through one specific, pivotal moment tied to a move, a job, or how they met their partner — draw out sensory detail: what the place looked and sounded like, who was there, what they carried or…

Q10
Long Text

If your grandchildren remember only one thing about you, what would you want it to be?

Q11
Dropdown

What decade were you born in?

  • Before 1930
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s or later
  • Prefer not to say
Q12
Message

Thank you for sharing your story. Your words and recording will be saved and shared with your family so this piece of your life is kept for the grandchildren who come after you.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

Why this template

What this template is built to do — we found no directly comparable template from other survey tools to review.

What sets it apart

  • Combines quick structured questions (name, birthplace, decade born, moves) with a voice-first AI audio interview that draws out one vivid, sensory memory rather than a flat list of facts
  • Uses a ranking and matrix question to surface which traditions and legacy themes matter most before the AI interview goes deeper on them
  • The AI voice interview component adapts its follow-ups to what the grandparent actually says, producing a richer narrative than a fixed set of oral-history prompts
  • Closes with a open-ended 'one thing to remember' question and a saved recording/report, giving grandchildren both a written and spoken keepsake

Frequently asked questions

What questions are in the “Grandparent Life Story: Memories, Moves and Lessons” template?

The template includes 12 ready-to-use questions, starting with: “Hello! This is a chance to record your story so it's never lost — the moves you made, the work you did, how you fell in…” · “What's your full name, and what do your grandchildren call you (Grandma, Nana, Papa, etc.)?” · “Where were you born, and what do you remember most about your childhood home?”. The full set is previewed above, and every question is editable.

How long does this survey take to complete?

Respondents typically finish the 12 questions in about 12 minutes.

Can I customize this template?

Yes — every question, answer option, and the ordering is editable before you launch. You can add or remove questions, or ask the AI editor to rework the survey around your research goal.

Is this template free to use?

Yes. Open it in the editor and start customizing right away — no account required to try it, and the free plan covers launching your survey.

Ready to launch?

Open this template in the editor. Every part is yours to change before the first respondent sees it.

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