This article originally appeared on the Post Star website.
From a press release: The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center in Saratoga Springs has resumed its veterans’ oral history collection program and is seeking interview subjects.
To date, the museum has conducted 1,275 interviews with veterans of conflicts ranging from World War II to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Museum docents Fred Katz and Wayne Rozen conduct the interviews under the direction of James Gandy, the museum’s librarian, and archivist.
Interviews can be conducted in person at the museum’s 61 Lake Avenue location, or they can be conducted over a Zoom call for those who live outside easy driving distance.
The interview collection program was suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed earlier this year. Since then, four oral history interviews have been conducted. Recently, the team visited Coburg Village Retirement Community in Rexford to conduct interviews.
The interviews can range from 45 minutes to several hours, depending on how much the veteran wants to say, according to Gandy.
To participate in the program, veterans should email the museum at: nysmm.oralhistory@gmail.com.
