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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Listen to a touching recording of Susan Rossinow, whose husband Norman Rossinow died on 9/11. She recounts how the couple met and fell in love. Her husband, a New Jersey native, was a risk manager and senior vice president at Aon Corporation. Norman intro
There are many ways to experience the 9/11 Memorial, whether taking a guided tour filled with personal 9/11 stories or choosing an individual and private visit at the national place of honor and remembrance.Take a Guided Walking TourTribute WTC Visitor Ce
Michael Arad, the architect of the National September 11 Memorial, returns to his alma mater Georgia Tech in Atlanta to share his experiences with students, faculty, and alumni, according to the Associate Press report. Arad earned a master’s degree i
A Long Island mother has been named the winner in the raffle for the motorcycle built by Paul Jr. Designs to support the 9/11 Memorial. The winning ticket number was 00439. More details on the winner to come.9/11 Memorial board member Daniel R
From around the world, and all U.S. states, visitors are coming to the 9/11 Memorial to pay their respects and to honor the Sept. 11 victims and heroes.The Memorial has welcomed more than 1.2 million visitors from all 50 states and at least 120 countries
Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing
Today we mourn the passing of Richard James Sheirer. As the former director of the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), Richard, who many of us knew as Richie, led the coordinated rescue and recovery efforts in the aftermath of the 9/11 att
9/11 Memorial Motorcycle: MyFoxNY.comPaul Tuetul Jr., of “American Chopper” fame, and 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels appeared on Good Day New York to debut the motorcycle built to support the 9/11 Memorial and talk about the raffle to win the bike. A
Oral historians at the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County, Pa., are in the process of transcribing more than 780 interviews that have been recorded to create a documentation collection for research and education that compliments exhibits at the planned
Former New York City fire Capt. Dan Daly grew so angry when he watched the World Trade Center's north tower collapse and kill his fellow firefighters that he felt compelled to join the military and pick up a weapon.He would instead pick up a microphone an
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