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 relive that morning many, many times. I was 11 or 12 weeks pregnant with my first child, at the age of 41, a pregnancy that doctors told me would not happen. Relaxing, watching my usual round of morning talk shows, the news cut to the 1st plane having just hit the North Tower. I turned to my husband and said, "How could the pilot not have seen the World Trade Center?" After the second plane hit, our phone starting ringing, friends who were off-duty flight attendants, family, all in shock. As we live about 12 miles from Manhattan, looking out my kitchen window, we could see the smoke from the Towers. We would see smoke, and smell it, for days to come. As the morning and attacks went on, all we could do was cry. We were bewildered, hurt, scared, helpless. Some friends & family came over to comfort each other. Being a high risk pregnancy, what energy I had went to protecting our unborn child. I couldn't allow myself to fully experience the horror of the attacks. Only now can I cry; I have nightmares of the people trapped inside, of the people who decided their only escape was to jump. Our daughter was born in March of 2002, healthy & full term. For this past year, I cringe when an airplane flies too low over us; it is instinctive. When a news story breaks on TV, our first thoughts are "Is this another attack?" For me, the memories and fear are everywhere. A trip to the Empire State Building means passing the Bomb Squad. Going into a municipal building and having my pocketbook thoroughly searched will never seem routine to me. Although I did not personally lose anyone in the attacks, my heart aches for the families who did. I cry for the victims and their families. Unknowing heroes, may God Bless Them All. 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 story6051.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. 24.90.98.138