Only days remain to vote for the 9/11 Memorial  to win $200,000 in funding through Members Project. Casting a vote has never been easier.Log onto Facebook, make your voice heard and vote to help the 9/11 Memorial win this crucial funding.  You can also become Facebook friends of the 9/11 Memorial and vote at the Memorial's page.  Act now. Every vote counts.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

Special of the day:  Investigate the scrawl on this piece of paper and you'll find food requests for breakfast - or lunch -  most likely for construction workers at the World Trade Center site.  

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Of the items that remained from the wreckage of the World Trade Center, identification cards of personel were some of the most prevalent.  Salvaged by recovery workers and forensic experts from the Fresh Kills landfill, a recovered ID badge was often the only evidence that someone had been in the WTC complex on Sept. 11. Authorities went to great lengths to return IDs to victims’ families and survivors.

Some who hastily evacuated the towers on 9/11 left their photo ID badges behind. Christopher Briggs Young, a temporary employee for Marsh & McLennan Insurance Company and one of the last to escape the North Tower before its collapse, retained the visitor pass that was issued at 8:30 a.m. on the morning of Sept. 11. Young was on his way to deliver a box of meeting materials to the 99th floor when he was trapped, alone, in an express elevator.  After a half an hour, the collapse of the South Tower triggered a power failure that disabled the motor keeping the elevator doors sealed. Young extricated himself from the elevator and escaped from the building, running as the North Tower crumbled behind him. Learn more about other stories online.

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is interested in acquiring World Trade Center ID badges and learning the individual stories associated with each. Please contact collections@sept11mm.org if you wish to donate one to the permanent collection.

By Jan Ramirez, Chief Curator for the 9/11 Memorial Museum

Bring out your friends. Bring out the co-workers. Hockey is always on, and so is the fun. Stone Street Tavern in the Financial District is welcoming to all patrons, accommodating to your rough day at work or your latest bonus.  A recent supporter of the national 9/11 Memorial's Signs of Support campaign, Stone Street Tavern is a true staple.

Enjoy the patio on steamy, summer afternoons, or warm up inside with a fine ale during the winter months.  Take a stroll down historic Stone Street for a bite and a brew, and you will not be disappointed. We’d like to thank them not only for their tremendous service and good cheer, but their support to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum--rallying around a cause so vital to New York and the nation. Join us in recognizing Stone Street Tavern as an avid supporter of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

By Norm Dannen, Public Affairs Associate

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

Light dusting: Next year, the 9/11 Memorial's north pool will have tens of thousands of gallons of water flowing through it, feeding 30-foot waterfalls. Recently, a scattered snow fall left a light dusting of frozen water.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Shep discusses the future of the World Trade Center site with World Trade Center Properties, LLC President, Janno Lieber. The two chat about the importance of having new, high-tech buildings downtown to attract potential tenants, the turnover of city, state, and local governments over the years, and current status of construction.

Fox News has been documenting the progress at the World Trade Center site. Catch past episodes here.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Staff photographer Amy Dreher snaps a lot of pictures at the World Trade Center site, documenting the construction progress of the 9/11 Memorial. Amy also trains her lens on the smaller pieces that may be overlooked with a project of this magnitude. Through “The Lens: Viewing the 9/11 Memorial,” readers of The MEMO blog can share some of the unique vantage points captured by Amy.

Hung with care: World Trade Center construction workers recently posted this colorful stocking. Since the 9/11 attacks, another year - and holiday - will soon pass. But the expiring months of 2011, will mean one day closer to the opening of the 9/11 Memorial on Sept. 11, 2011.  Over the holidays, while spending time with your family, remember the families who lost loved ones on 9/11.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

Above: Veteran news anchor Shepard Smith narrates another installment of the Fox News video series, “Rise of Freedom.”

Shep takes us to Hoboken, NJ, to meet Ed Wood and Leszek Stefanski, partners of Radii Inc – a firm responsible for creating exceptionally detailed and accurate scale models, including one of the World Trade Center site. Lasers precisely cut the models, guided by actual architectural plans.

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a model is worth a million,” exclaims Ed Wood.

Fox News has been documenting the progress at the World Trade Center site. Catch past episodes here.

By Norm Dannen, Public Affairs Associate

The holidays are fast approaching. Share the gift of history by sponsoring a memorial cobblestone, which will  line the paths of the 9/11 Memorial’s plaza at the World Trade Center site – eight beautiful landscaped acres that will include two massive reflecting pools and more than 400 oak trees.

Cobblestones can be sponsored for $100 (plaza cobblestones) or $500 (glade cobblestones, which are located in a beautiful clearing that will be used for special ceremonies and gatherings).

Out of respect for the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 and Feb. 26, 1993 attacks, cobblestones will not be inscribed with donor names. Electronic kiosks will be located on the plaza so donors can locate a sponsored cobblestone.

Place your order by Dec. 21 to receive your special holiday gift card. Cobblestones will be for available for sponsorship after the holidays and make meaningful gifts year round.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff