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 HOME WAKEING UP W/MY 2 KIDS MY MOM SAID TO ME THAT MY GRANDMOTHER TOLD HER TO TURN THE TV ON WE JUST WATCHED MY MOM SAID MAYBE THE PLANE JUST HIT MAYBE IT WAS TO LOW THEN WE WATCHED THE SECOND PLANE HIT MY MOM SAID NO THAT WAS NOT TO LOW I JUST KEPT SAYING WHY IS THIS HAPPENING I DON'T GET IT MY MOM SAID I DON'T KNOW THEN MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER CAME IN & SAY MOMMY WHATS WRONG I SAID TO HER THAT SOME BAD PEOPLE JUST MADE PLANES GOING INTO THE TWIN TOWERS SHE BUT MOMMY WHY I SAID I DON'T KNOW I GUESS THEY DON'T LIKE THE BUILDINGS I WAS LIKE MOM HOW DO U TELL A 4 YEAR OLD THIS SHE SAID I DON'T KNOW WE JUST SAT THERE WATCHING EVERYTHING WISHING IT NEVER HAPPENED I WANT ONLINE THAT DAY & MY FRIEND ONLINE ASKED ME IF I HEARD I SAID YEA WHY SHE WAS LIKE I WANTED TO GO OVER THERE BUT THEY WOULD NOT LET ME SHE SAID I DIDN'T KNOW WHY UNTILL I GOT HOME & HER MOM SAID LOOK WHAT HAPPENED SHE SAID TO ME THAT SHE WAS SO GLAD SHE DIDN'T GO THE NITE BEFORE I WAS LIKE ME TOO THEN SHE LEFT & I WAS STILL WATCHING MY 11 YEAR OLD SISTER CAME HOME ALITTLE WHILE LATER & SAID MOMMY I AM SCARED MOM SIAD WHY SHE TOLD HER THAT HER SCHOOL TOLD ABOUT IT WE HAD FAMILY OVER THERE THAY DAY WE WERE SO SCARED THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED I CALLED MY AUNT & SAID LOOK OUT UR WINDOW SHE WAS LIKE WHY I SAID JUST DO IT SHE SAID OH MY GOD THEY R GONE (SHE WAS SLEEPING ALL DAY) & THATS WHAT I DID THAT DAY CRIED MY EYES OUT ALL DAY NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. YES IT HAS NOW I TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME & I THINK OF EACH & EVERYONE I LOVE & EVERYONE ONE WHO LOST SOMEONE THAT DAY NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I GUESS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE THAT WE HAVE TO FIGHT HARDER FOR WHAT WE WANT CUZ ONE DAY IT WILL BE GONE 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? I STILL LOVE THE FLAG I DIDN'T FLY A FLAG I PUT A SMALL ONE IN MY WINDOW & & IN MY MOM & DADS CARS 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 nmah5262.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. 2002-10-29 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.208.71