The MEMO Blog

The official blog of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum features stories of commemoration and memorialization, and information on our public programs, special events, and ways to get involved.

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Part 1: Student Reflects on 9/11 Museum Ambassador Program

October 21, 2015

A little girl is frightened. It’s her first day of preschool. Her lunchbox is packed and resting on the dinner table, but her parents' eyes are glued to the television. Their faces are stone—eyes sharp, voices hushed. She asks them to turn off the news and they comply, not wanting to scare her. This is the only memory I have from 9/11.

9/11 Memorial Docent Finds Healing in Volunteering

October 20, 2015

A lifelong resident of Bronx, New York, Sonia Agron, now a 9/11 Memorial Museum docent, volunteered as a recovery worker on overnight shifts with the American Red Cross for weeks at ground zero after 9/11.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

October 19, 2015

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

Father of Fallen 9/11 Firefighter Gets 'Wish of a Lifetime' to Visit Museum

October 14, 2015

Every day, 92-year-old Navy veteran Rudy Meisenheimer wears a gold medallion with badge number 4745 inscribed across the FDNY emblem in memory of his son Raymond Meisenheimer, a 46-year-old firefighter who was killed on duty on Sept. 11.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

October 13, 2015

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

Same Spot, Different Photo: Daughter Mirrors Mother’s NYC Trip

October 9, 2015

In 1993, Marcela Segovia’s mother traveled around New York City taking photos of herself with famous landmarks, including the Twin Towers.

Teaching Students About 9/11 With Personal Stories

October 8, 2015

As an education specialist at the 9/11 Memorial Museum, I find the most meaningful moments are when students, many of whom are too young to have lived through the day, make connections to the event through personal stories.

Blair: ‘Peace and Knowledge’ Needed in Fight Against Extremism

October 7, 2015

Security designed to contain and prevent terrorism since 9/11 is important, but not the only answer in confronting violent extremism worldwide, said Tony Blair, the former prime minister of Britain.

A Look at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania

October 6, 2015

The first time I saw it, on a foggy autumn day several years after that fateful September that thrust it into history, the windswept field atop a hill in southwestern Pennsylvania into which Flight 93 crashed appeared remote and desolate.

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

October 5, 2015

The Lens: Capturing Life and Events at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum is a photography series devoted to documenting moments big and small that unfold at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.