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 am a social worker in Silver Lake Specialized Care Center, a rehabilitation and respiratory facility on the North Shore of Staten Island...where the back windows face downtown Manhattan. I came into work late that day, having stopped at the bank on my way in, but I heard a loud boom while waiting on line at the drive thru. I erroneously thought that it was a construction site across the street, not knowing what had happened. But by the time I got to work, I began to realize. I witnessed the smoking towers, and the fall of the first tower...something I will never forget!!!!! Other co-workers witnessed the planes hitting and the fall of the second tower, as well. One co-workers husband was among the missing, and when the first tower fell, she fainted. Thankfully, he walked all the way to Brooklyn, and eventually contacted her. Another co-workers daughter, also walked to safety and just last month gave birth to a miracle baby girl!!! Sadly, one of my co-workers lost her brother. Our hearts and prayers go out to her and her family, as well as to all the others who suffered great loss at this time. I live on the South Shore of Staten Island, just up the street from the Great Kills Land Fill. My family and I witnessed, every day, the tents set up there and the debris, and the bright lights on all night long, as the recovery effort went on and on. We often saw large dump trucks on the expressway loaded with twisted steel and metal beams. Overall, I must say, the whole experience was unbelievable. 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 story5242.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. 205.188.209.38