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 was sitting at my desk when my supervisor came in saying that a plane crashed into the World Trade Center. I, like many others, pictured in my mind a small Cessna-type plane crashed into the exterior of the building. We all went to our computers to see what we could find out. Many of us couldn't even get on-line because the circuits were overloaded. By the time I was able to get anything on my screen, what I saw was so horrific that it hit me like a thunderbolt. I still, to this day, get that feeling every time I see those moments related on my television or computer screen. We don't have access to a television in our office, so one of my co-workers put on her radio so that we could at least listen to a live commentary of what was happening. With each horrible event that followed, everything around me became more and more surreal. I could not believe that this was really happening. After the second tower went down, I had to just sit and try to take in and validate in my mind what had just happened. My supervisor's daughter lives in New York and worked not far from the World Trade Center. She called when she could on her cell phone to keep us abreast of what was going on where she was. As anyone can imagine her mother was quite worried. As for me, I finished my workday and had to go home to an empty house. My husband was on a remote fishing lake in Canada, totally unaware of what was happening here at home. He was not due to come home until the following Saturday. Also, both my daughters live in large cities, one in Chicago and one in Seattle. There was a lot of talk about possible future terrorist attacks on these larger cities which really had me upset. I talked with my daughters every day and they assured me that they would do everything humanly possible to stay safe. So there I sat, night after night, worrying about my immediate family - praying for their safety. If wasn't until my husband got to Customs on his way back from Canada that he found out about the attacks. I can't explain my relief when he called to say he was on his way back home. I guess that my situation made me think about the people who searched for their loved ones day after day, knowing that they were probably gone, yet not wanting to give up hope. I pray for the victims and their survivors, and also for our country. I pray that we will always remember how important our freedom is, and what a great country we live in. I pray that the unity we have found through this tragedy will always remain. I pray that we will win the war on terrorism, and will find peace, not only for our great country but for the world. Thank you for taking the time to read my account of what happened. I think it's good for all of us to let our feelings out in the open. God bless you. 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 story6226.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 131.156.255.251