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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The National September 11 Memorial & Museum today launched a planning guide to help communities, schools and individuals worldwide develop their own commemorations for the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. The downloadable guide, whic
9/11 Day, the international nonprofit movement to observe 9/11 every year as a day of charitable service, is asking Americans what they will do this 9/11 to honor those lost that tragic day.Founded in 2002 by David Paine and Jay Winuk in honor of Winuk’s
Kansas City, Kan., started the first of two phases for its 9/11 memorial site in Overland Park. It included a groundbreaking on the site for the memorial that will feature a 14-foot piece of World Trade Center steel and four educational panels commemorati
More than 4 million people have visited the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center since it opened last summer on the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks, the Associated Press reports.“More than 4 million people visiting the 9/11Memor
The MEMO blog introduces the dedicated people working at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Whether serving as a visitor services host, security guard or facilities manager, each member of the memorial team assures a meaningful, safe a
The National 9/11 Flag, which has been on a “restoration tour” nationwide, has made its way to Sag Harbor on Long Island. The flag was presented last Saturday in honor of the Wounded Warrior Amputees Softball Game, the Sag Harbor Express reported. The 20
A Wisconsin community is currently organizing a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb to honor the 343 New York City firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks and a Colby, Wis., firefighter who died earlier this year, the Wausau Daily Herald reported. Participants wi
Downtown Minneapolis, Minn., has honored war veterans with a “Twin Cities Heroes Parade.” The parade honoring post-9/11 veterans was on July 28, The Star Tribune reported. The parade was a first for Minneapolis and a successful one at that- drawing hundre
A week after the 9/11 attacks, Charles and Lawry Meister received an unexpected overnight package at their California home in the Pacific Palisades. The Meisters were skeptical at first. The delivery happened to coincide with the recent news of anthrax-in
The MEMO blog introduces the dedicated people working at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. Whether serving as a visitor services host, security guard or facilities manager, each member of the memorial team assures a meaningful, safe a
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