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'll never forget 9/11/01...a year ago today I was sitting in traffic on the 405 freeway on my way to a class. I was listening to my regular radio station and heard what I thought was a really bad practical joke. I immediately called my husband at home in to see if what I was hearing was actually true. The confirmation from my husband was horrifying. He was explaining what was happening with the first plane hitting and then the second. My heart sank as tears streamed down my face thinking about all of the lives lost. Of course, I couldn't fully picture the magnitude of what was happening until I reached class where someone had turned on the television. Complete and utter disbelief and devastation. With family just 2 miles from the Trade Center, friends in New York and a sister that flys frequently for business, terror immediatley consummed me. Trying to reach people in New York was almost impossible. Finally we reached our family in New York and my sister, and found that they were all safe from harms way, giving some relief. My husband remembered that our friend (who normally lives in South Fallsburg, NY) was supposed to be at a retreat in New York City somewhere near the Trade Center. Fear was ever present until we heard from her a few days later and found that she had lost her sister-in-law in one of the towers. There was tremendous relief when we heard from her and then sadness about the loss of her husband's sister. Although we did not know our friend's sister-in-law, we felt a tremendous loss due to all of the wonderful stories that we heard about their holidays together. Weeks went on and tears continued to flow, and still continue flow, as stories are told. Tears that cannot be controlled. The heartbreak that is felt for all of the families that lost friends and loved ones in this horrific tragedy is very much at the surface and will be for many years to come. The only positive thing that came from this tragedy is that the people in the U.S. became more united. People helping other people and showing compassion that would not otherwise be shown has been heartwarming. 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 story3253.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. 206.111.219.122