Oral History Initiative
A fossil without context is still a fossil. But a fossil with a story, with the name of the person who found it, the creek bed where it came from, the memory of the afternoon it surfaced, is something much richer.
Those stories are disappearing faster than the specimens themselves. Humans of Paleontology exists to record them. We talk with collectors, preparators, educators, and enthusiasts and document what they know, what they remember, and what they want the next generation to understand.
No minimum credential required. A lifetime of weekend collecting is exactly the kind of history we exist to preserve.
Submit the form and we will be in touch personally. There is no formal application, no vetting process. If you have a connection to fossils and a story to tell, that is enough.
Interviews are informal conversations, recorded and preserved here at paleoheritage.org/hop. You will have a chance to review before anything is published.
You can also nominate someone else. A lot of the best stories belong to people who would never think to submit their own. If you know someone worth talking to, tell us about them.