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 woke up that morning and went to work just like any other day. I work at the World Trade Center in Minnesota. I didn't have my radio that morning, and so I remember walking into the building and seeing so many people standing around watching a tv in the lobby with looks on thier face like they'd just seen the devil (little did I know how true that would be). When I went up to my office, everyone was standing around a TV inside our conference room with that same look. I started watching in shock. I couldn't believe what was happening. Then my phone started ringing and it was family members telling me to get out of my building and go home. The concern in thier voices made me listen. I remember the drive home, listening in disbelief, and just counting the minutes until I had my daughter in my arms, because until then, I felt an emptiness. I can only imagine the emptiness so many others felt that day. Luckily for me, I was able to hold my daughter, I pray for those who couldnt. My TV stayed on for a week straight I think. Watching everything, listening, and praying. My 3 year old daughter could only understand that so many people go hurt that day, I couldnt answer all of her questions, but together we lit a candle and left it burn in our window. Thats something she will remember. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I now belong to the Disaster Assistance Teams for the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. I assist Fireman and Police at small disaster sites around Minnesota. I felt like it wasnt enough to tell my daughter that she needs to stand proud with her country, I needed to show her how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think we should remember that our nation was tested on September 11th, and we proved that even in a tragedy of that magnitude, we will still come together as "one". It reminded me of why I am so proud to be an American. 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? My father is a Veteran, so the American Flag has always had special meaning to me. We were taught at an early age how to respect the flag and the propers of dealing with flags (never touching the ground, never wearing a flag on your body, etc) 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 nmah4002.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. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.52.48.2