a formal meeting by one person to question another person; with regard to familya family is group of people consisting of parents and children living together in a household; family members can also live away from parents or in a different household history and genealogythe science of studying family history, tracing family origins, finding lines of descent, an interview can capture memories from relatives, before they are lost – an interview can verify, and/or preserve names, dates, places, and even people in photos. Interview information is usually recorded on family group sheets or pedigree charts, or in a personal history story of an important event