Are you interested in contributing a testimony to the National Nordic Museum’s oral history collection?
Help us learn more about your story by filling out the questionnaire below. This form also allows you to nominate a loved one or a person in your community as a potential narrator. By contributing an interview, you help us connect future generations to stories that have shaped the Nordic and Nordic American experience.
Submitted questionnaires are sent to our collections team who review the proposed testimony with consideration to the NNM collection plan. Due to limited resources, we cannot guarantee that all submissions can be accepted at this time. A member of the oral history team will reach out regarding next steps. More information may be needed before making a decision to conduct and accession a formal oral history interview. You will be contacted to schedule a pre-interview which will help us gather more information and context about the potential oral history. Pre-interviews are brief and conducted over the phone. If a formal oral history interview is conducted, the information collected during the pre-interview call will allow your interview team to create more informed, tailored questions specific to your experience. Formal oral history interviews are conducted onsite at the Museum and are video recorded.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Fill Out the Narrator Nomination Form
About the Nordic American Voices (NAV) Oral History Program
The Nordic American Voices (NAV) oral history program is one of several programs offered by the Nordic Museum for documenting the stories and history of Nordics and Nordic Americans, including those of mixed heritage. Since 1980, the oral history archive includes more than 900 oral history interviews captured on a variety of media, from audio tape to digital video. Many of these can be found along with their full transcripts in the Museum’s Online Collections, with new oral histories continuing to be added over time. You can search for and listen to our digitized oral histories here.
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