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 didn't know anyone killed in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, or in Pennsylvania. In fact, I don't know anyone who lost anyone close to them. So, the visceral reaction I had to the attacks came as a surprise to me, as I'm sure it did to many throughout the nation and the world. My story is of how the world changed in the time it took to dress my 11-month old daughter. I like to watch Good Morning America as I dress for work. This day was no different. I listened to the news, the weather, saw the smiles of the audience and the hosts. I turned off the television in my room, and went to get my daughter out of her crib. I talked and sang to her while I dressed her and brushed her hair. Then, we walked to the sitting room, where I sat with her in my lap. It was our custom to rock and watch Good Morning America while she drank her morning bottle (Charlie Gibson makes her laugh). Turning on the television--the one I had just left moments before--was like turning on a different reality. The first picture was the hole from the first plane spewing smoke and flames. What a terrible, terrible accident, I thought. Accident. But, as my baby finished her milk, the second plane hit, and I felt the collision in the pit of my stomach. No accident. My daughter is almost two now, and old enough to sense when things aren't quite normal. Today, on the first anniversary of these attacks, she patted the red, white, and blue pin I attached to her shirt, and said, "special day." 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 story4109.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. 206.31.124.12