How does the process work?
We will bring a broadcast quality digital video camera to your home to do the interview.
There are usually two fellows to do the work. One runs the camera and the other conducts the interview.
We will ask you to sign a release form that allows us to open your interview to public research.
We will ask you to fill out a contact information form. This allows us to privately link your contact information to a project number.
This way your contact information will not be in the viewable film.
We never give out your contact information to a third party, not even to another Veteran, without checking with you for permission.
This information will not be used to solicit funds of any kind at any time.
The interview process
This is a casual conversation between the interviewer and the Veteran.
We ask questions and you respond.
If we ask something that you don't want to get into just wave us off and we will go on to the next set of questions.
If you wish you may have other family or friends present and they are welcome to ask about something that they would want on the tape.
You may dress as you wish (please wear something).
You will be nervous at the start.
We will be nervous at the start.
We will be friends when it is finished and amazed at how fast the process went.
The general outline runs like this:
We ask about your early family history and childhood.
We walk you into and through the service years.
We capture some of your post-service and later family history.
This is not a formal process. If the dog rings or the phone barks, that isn't a problem.
If you have any further questions please contact me:
Don McAllister
Director National Veteran's Historical Archive Inc.
