Oh my goodness that is wonderful! He sounds like an interesting man, do you plan on digging further back? There's something about family history that I think is so important to preserve but I think it's not something that has survived as a tradition into the modern era. Family Bibles, scribbled in sex ed books and spoken living histories aren't something you hear much about anymore in the Western world, so I commend you for taking your own steps to preserving your family's. My own granddad has always been full of fantastic tales and only recently we discussed recording them and editing into a book; what are your plans for your recordings?
I do plan on digging further back, and, eventually, may come to be my generation's family historian. The night after reading through what I could, I had been told there's documentation on both sides of the family, but the other side is undergoing translation from Yiddish by an elder cousin. It's appreciated. That's theme I scratch the surface of while going through what I have available. In reference to long term goals aside from what's previously mentioned, I have no grand plan as of yet aside from consolidating both lines once inherited. I have thoughts of creating a digital library and transcribing the recordings - 'clipping' the appropriate portions to whomever it concerns. Also, digitizing the documents as to preserve them.Family Bibles, scribbled in sex ed books and spoken living histories aren't something you hear much about anymore in the Western world, so I commend you for taking your own steps to preserving your family's.