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 on the last week of my maternity leave. My mom, sister, and two-month-old daughter were enjoying a quiet, post-Labor Day vacation at Virginia Beach. We had just come in from breakfast, and my mom and sister went out to walk the beach. I sat down to feed my baby when the phone rang. My brother called to tell me to turn on the TV. The first plane had just hit. I watched for a few minutes until the second plane hit, and realized it wasn't an accident. I ran out to the boardwalk, with my sleeping baby wrapped up in a blanket, frantically looking for my mom. I told three or four people on the boardwalk... and interestingly enough, none of them seemed particularly concerned or even upset. My sister, who had ducked into the hotel room looking for me, came running out crying "What is that? What is that?" I told her quickly what had happened, and she ran out onto the beach to get my mom. We watched the towers burning, until the TV coverage switched to a burning picture of the Pentagon. We all started screaming. My mom, dad, stepmom, and father-in-law all work in Washington, DC - my father-in-law even working in the Pentagon. We spent most of the morning calling everyone frantically, getting my mom's co-workers out of DC, making sure my father-in-law was home safe. I must have called my husband ten times to just know he was okay (even though we live in a small town four hours from DC.) I used to live in New York City, so I called everyone I knew to make sure they were safe. We watched the rest of the days events, sitting on the floor in a fog. Thankfully, the baby slept for most of the day. Later in that afternoon, we watched ships leaving Norfolk/Hampton Roads Naval Base, heading out to sea to New York harbor. Due to the proximity of Oceana Air Base, the entire shoreside area was locked down, and the Chesapeake Bay Tunnel was shut down to traffic. We ended up staying another day at the beach. I've said now that I'm glad I was away from work and home on that day. Although being away from my husband was terrifying, I'm now glad I can separate the place and time from my "everyday" life. However, it made the day even more surreal. When I lived in NYC, the World Trade Center buildings could be easily seen from my Brooklyn apartment kitchen window. I saw them everyday. I love the city, but it will take me a while to want to go back. 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 story95.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. 2002-02-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 128.173.201.97 Annotation Annotations to this item. Military Personal connection to someone at site DOMESTIC