Whenever you visit an older relative, ask them if you can record your conversation. Then ask them some questions about their lives. You can use a smart phone or a digital recorder to capture their stories, which you may want to transcribe and share later.

You can use online collections of oral histories to learn about the process, or to learn about what your relatives' lives were like in the past. Soldiers who served in the same wars, people who experienced slavery, or stories about a community can give you insight into life in the past, and the things your relatives experienced.