There is no special preparation needed. The oral history interview will focus on your own memories and experiences, so you are already the expert. That being said, some interviewees do find it helpful to review photo albums, diaries, their own CVs or resumes, or other historical and biographical material that might help jog their memories before the interview.

You may even choose to make some or all of this material available to the interviewers either before or during the interview session. Copies of images or articles discussed during the course of the interview can also be included as supplemental material in your narrator page on the BOHP website.  In fact, we enthusiastically encourage narrators to bring family photographs, scrapbooks, letters, keepsakes, property deeds and other memorabilia that will help bring their story to life!