Interviews and Oral Histories
Since October is Family History Month, I think it's a good idea to try and get some stories from your family members. I don't live near any immediate family, but I have emailed my parents for some stories on their ancestors and it's been fun reading about them and posting some pictures and stories (and there are more to come).
I found a good article at Genealogy Today called, How to Talk to Family: Interviews and Oral Histories. If you have a chance to talk to some relatives this month, make good use of your time. And if you don't see any family until the upcoming Holidays, prepare yourself and have your tape recorder or video recorder handy. My husband just bought me an MP3 player and I'm excited that it works as a recorder too. It would have been helpful last month when my father-n-law was visiting and started telling stories about his dad and grandfather. Next time I'll be ready. :)