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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Port Authority Police Lt. David Lim, one of 16 to survive the collapse of the North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, is retiring after 34 years of service, media outlets reported on Thursday.
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Linda Raisch-Lopez was wearing a new pair of high heels. About an hour after arriving to her office, located on the 97th floor of the South Tower, Raisch-Lopez heard a loud noise.
News organizations are depicting the various ways that technology is enabling visitors to remember Sept. 11, 2001 and its aftermath at the 9/11 Memorial Museum – from online registries and mobile apps to the more than 90 multimedia installations that exist in the museum.
After the events of Sept. 11, 2001, longtime Queens resident Eileen Egan-Annechino largely avoided downtown New York City.
Retired Marine Cpl. William Kyle Carpenter visited the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Wednesday morning, less than a week after receiving a Medal of Honor—the highest military award for valor in action.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Brooke Peace’s teacher collapsed in front of her first grade class after learning that one of the Twin Towers, where her son worked, was hit by a plane.
On this 70th anniversary of D-Day, the 9/11 Memorial recognizes our founding Chairman, John C. Whitehead, with deep gratitude for his service to our country.
When retired FDNY firefighter William Denis, a 9/11 first responder, visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum, he came across the World Trade Center presentation model standing in the historical exhibition and was taken back to a special day in his childhood 48 years ago.
Today, on the 12th anniversary of the official end of the rescue and recovery effort, the 9/11 Memorial laid a wreath at the Survivor Tree in honor of the thousands of workers who served with dedication and selflessness in the months after September 11.
During the recovery period at the World Trade Center site, Frank Shane, a certified trauma responder working in Mental Health Services, and Nikie, a K-9 Disaster Relief therapy dog, would visit respite areas to comfort workers who toiled to clear the wreckage.
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