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 remember receiving a phone call from my friend interupting my regular morning routine. It was a simple question. "Do you have the TV on?" In fact, I did not. Not knowing that turning the TV on would only bring about more questions than answers, I quickly flicked it on just in time to see the second tower being hit. Glued to the television, I watched as first tower came tumbling down. From my sofa in central Minnesota, looking at my small screen, it seemed more like I was watching some movie than real life. "This can't be real." This was no longer an average day, I knew that. I also "knew" that it was happening far enough away that I still needed to go to work--teaching at a local college. However, on the half-hour drive in to school, the second tower fell, and it started dawning on me that maybe all this wasn't too far away. My ears were keenly listening to the local radio station. I had more questions than answers. "How could this happen?" "What is going on?" and "Why?" Everything was leading to the belief that the morning's events were not an accident. On the radio and in the school halls, rumors started flying which brought about even more questions. Planes were "falling from the skies" "What other targets were going to be hit?" "Was this the start of WW III?" I remember feeling helpless and scared and so very mournful of all those who died and of those who lived. It was not an average day, I could not conduct an average class. I tried talking about what was happening with my students. As an instructor we're supposed to know the answers. I did not. I still don't. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? 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? 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 nmah2908.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. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 134.29.213.149