Majority of Brits wish they'd known more about their grandparents before they died, Augr study shows
The majority of Brits wish they’d known more about their grandparents before they died, with a third unable to recall what their grandparents did for a living, a UK-wide study has found.
Researchers from non-profit life story organisation Augr surveyed 2000 people in a bid to find out how much the nation knows about their families’ past.
The study found that just two in every 10 people know how their grandparents met, with a third admitting they don’t know how their parents met either.
Despite this, 66% of people involved in the study said they would be interested to find out more about their family’s history, and almost half wish they’d kept a diary of their own stories to help to bring the past to life for their family in the future.
Thinking about their own lives, three-quarters of participants involved in the research confided that there are stories...