Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in the kitchen when my 17 year old son yelled to me about an airplane crashing into the tower. I thought he was talking about a movie, or just joking around so I just ignored him. A few seconds later he screamed for me to come into the living room. When I saw the images on the television, I froze. I couldn't move. My son and I just sat there in disbelief. Then as if the horror we were watching wasn't bad enough, the announcement and live account of the second plane hitting came on. I think it was the first time in my life that fear really took hold of me. My thoughts were racing. I couldn't take my eyes off the television. I was shaking and crying and holding my son. I had moved to Holland just that past April from New York. I was born and raised in upstate N.Y., and now I was watching the most horrifying thing I had ever seen. I wanted to go home, but was afraid. I wanted to help, but didn't know the first thing to do, so I just sat in front of the television. Day and night, I watched as one life after another was taken so violently. I tried to phone my family, but the lines were all busy. I just needed to hear their voices. I knew they were O.K., but I still needed to talk with them for reassurance. I couldn't stop thinking about all those people, I still think about it almost everyday. My daughter was hit by a car on July twentieth, 2001, in the States. I flew there immediately. She was badly hurt, but time would heal, along with surgery and physical therapy. I made arrangements to fly back to Holland the last week of August. Two weeks later, I am watching thousands of people dying. My little girl is alive and doing well. I am so very sorry for all who have lost their loved ones. I cannot express how sad this has made me. I am not even sure that my letter is making much sense right now. There is so much to say, but I can't find the words. This has changed me. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8446.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-16 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 213.218.76.160