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 went to my U.S. History101 class as usual. I was surprised that there were so few cars there that day. There was only a handful of students there and noone was talking. It was very unusaual. Our instructor was late. When he arived he said that he was surprised anyone showed up and that most classes had been canceled. Obviously something stange was going on and I seemed to be the only one who didn't know what it was. I'll never forget what he said next, "I don't see the point of sitting in class today and studying history when our country is MAKING history." My heart sank as I knew that something awful must be happening. I was too embarrassed to ask anyone what was going on so I headed for the Student Lounge to watch the news. I got there just in time to see the 2nd plane hit. As the events of that day quickly became clear, I kept thinking of my sister and her family who I just returned from visiting in Hampton Virginia 2 weeks previous. As she has a son in the navy and her home is surrounded by naval and airforce bases, I was concerned for their safety. I picked my children up from school that day and we went home and had a long and frank yet calm discussion on what it all meant to witness this day. That evening around 8pm, I went to gas up my car because I knew prices were soaring. I noticed that I was the only one on the road. No businesses were open except a few gas stations and everyone's lights were on in their homes. It was quiet and surreal. the next few weeks my mind went back and forth between reality and the dreamlike feeling that I seemed to share with the rest of the world. Today I and others at the University of Idaho are wearing nametags of those who were killed last year in an effort to show respect and unity. School children are wearing red, white and blue and there is a nervousness in the air and a quiet that makes me reflect on my thought of 9/11/01. But, I know that God is with us an all is well. 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 story3429.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. 134.50.101.191