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 awoke that morning to the ringing of the phone thinking that it was far too early to be getting calls. We were living on the west coast at the time and everyone we knew understood they were not to call before 8am pst. I has been sick in bed - not planning to go to work that day and not expecting to get up so early. My husband answered the phone and I remember hearing ask if our friend was joking. And then the PC in the bedroom was on. CNN from the cable and his favorite online news site open in the corner of the monitor. I think the second tower was falling (or just about to fall) and the footage played over and over. I watched the dust cloud tear across the streets, people running ahead and through the grey dust. And I cried. I sat in bed watching that PC monitor for three days and I cried. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. My life changed in subtle ways. Fear and suspician seem to be a part of holidays and big events now. I wonder when the next opportunity for mayhem might occur. I was relieved to move away from the west coast (with it's dense population and wide range of possible targets). I can accept my loss of the cosmopolitan to gain a feeling of safety in the obsucity and distance in rural America. We didn't move because of September 11th, but I would be lying if I said it didn't influence the choice. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I don't know what should or should not be remembered about September 11th, but I know I can't forget the people who died. It's a horrible thing to become some unknown threat's pawn, dying for a cause you know very little or nothing about. 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? I did not fly an American flag, but I did wear a small flag pin for several months, pinning it above the phone at my desk later. Symbols only have power when people recognize them as such and assign meaning en mass. And before the attacks I hadn't thought much about this symbol beyond it's association with the country itself. But in the months after the attacks, everyone again began to notice the flag, flying it to express their respect, sadness, and confidence. It drew Los Angeles' varied communities together with a common understanding which transcended language and cultural boundaries. 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 nmah346.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. 2002-08-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.230.111.131