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: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online Description An account of the resource Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002. NMAH Story NMAH Story: Story How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I was on vacation in Toronto, Canada visiting my then girlfriend (now fiancee). I had just got up and had CNN on TV as I prepared breakfast. The news came through about a plane hitting the WTC and, like millions of others I watched in disbelief for that few minutes when it was thought it was a tragic accident before, live on screen the second plane hit the other tower. I sat for the next few hours dumbstruck at what I had witnessed unfold right there on the TV screen, and from the window of my apartment hotel took occasional glances at Canada's tallest building, the CN Tower, fearing that something might happen to it as well ........ NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Yes it has .... Sep 11 was the date my girlfriend and I had chosen for her to meet my mother, who was also vacationing in Canada. We all met later that afternoon in an eerily quiet and empty downtown Toronto, and went for a meal, but no-one was interested in the food, just the TV screens that were divulging more and more information. Because of the events of that day, I decided to ask my girlfriend to marry me (I didnt ask her on Sep 11th as that would have been too painful a memory in future years, but I made the decision to ask her at a future date on that particular day), as the events proved that life is too short and full of unknowns to not try and make the very best of each and every day. We are to be married in Toronto on June 28th 2003. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? There are many things that should be remembered ... -- The heroism of the emergency services -- The heroism of the ordinary people on the planes -- The bravery of those who knew they would perish -- The bravery of loved ones left behind -- The evil of Terrorism, and that it makes us stronger when we rebuff it -- The way NY worked together to rebuild with Giuliani at the helm NMAH Story: Flag Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? No, I did not, as I was on vacation, but I did wear a pin, and also made sure to wear my favourite soccer team shirt for the rest of my holiday (It is Red/White/Blue) 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 nmah456.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. 2002-08-27 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 217.35.31.235