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 turned on the TV, as I often do when getting ready for work,and I remember sitting down on the couch and wondering if what I was seeing was real or some sort of sick practical joke. It seemed surreal. When it hit me that it was actually occuring I could not hardly move from my couch. I remember thinking that all I wanted was to have my daughter, who was at middle school already, home with me where I thought she would be safe. Realistically, I knew that I had to make it to work and wondered if they were aware of what was happening. We have television sets in our office due to the fact that we are a college. When I arrived I everyone was sitting and just watching in silence. When the second tower was hit we watched again in disbelief and horror. As the towers began to fall we all screamed and began to cry. Each of us were not even aware what the others around us were doing. It was devistation beyond our belief. As the news began coming in about the Pentagon attack and the plane crash in Pennsylvania a deep feeling of helplessness overwhelmed me. I wanted my daughter with me so badly that I hurt inside but the schools were strongly advising us not to come and pick them up as not to alarm them any further. It felt as if all of this were happening right here in Edgewood, a very small Northern Kentucky town, not in New York. It hit home in Edgewood though when the town realized that we had lost a life long resident in the attack. A co-worker also had close ties with the Priest that lost his life. She had grow up in New Jersey and Father Michael had baptized her and performed her first communion. Thomas More College held a prayer service for all of the students, who looked like they were in shock. You could read the uncertainty on their faces and disbelief as they cried. We canceled evening classes for our adult students, who just wanted to be able to go home and be with their families. In the aftermath, I have never felt such a strong feeling of loyalty and pride to be an AMERICAN. I only wish I could have been a part of the rescue efforts in someway, besides continued prayer. I truly feel that it will always continue to be the day America watched and cried together and realized that as a nation we will never be the same again. GOD BLESS AMERICA! 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 story2691.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. 204.17.16.253