History

In the days that followed September 11, 2001 Ryun and I decided to start saving virtually everything we could get our hands on regarding the terror attacks. From newpapers, to news reports, to magazines, to yes, even comic books, we managed to gather a good number of things. Our plan was (and still is) to save it, and show it to our children when they got older and could better understand what had happened, why it happened, and how dramatically it changed the world as we knew it. About a year later, near the first anniversary of the attacks, I sat down and went through it all. I compiled a scrapbook of the articles and pictures we had saved. I organized and labeled the video tapes. I looked through and documented the magazines and books. Then, I boxed everything up and put it away.

Until today, I never looked at it again, mostly because it was just too painful, but also because, I wasn't quite ready to share it with the kids yet.

I took it out today, went through it and decided that Emily was not only old enough, but emotionally mature enough to see it and understand it. I am quite sure that Emily's class will have discussed it today. I am also sure that she might have some questions that between Ryun, myself, and the collection, we should be able to answer...at least the questions that have answers.

Anyway, I set the display of items up on the counter today and took some pictures that I thought I would share.

The whole collection.


Some of the headlines, cut from the newspaper and magazines, and complied on a two page layout in the scrapbook.

Land of the free, and home of the brave.


A two page spread including the Firefighter's and Policeman's Prayers.

A closeup of some of the books and tapes on which we recorded nuemrous 9/11 specials and news reports.

Another close up of some of the magazines etc. To the far left is the aformentioned comic book entitled, "Heroes" put out by Marvel Comics.

This is the front page of the Boston Herald, one year later. Although it is hard to see in the picture, the small black print you see there, lists the names of every victim of the terror attacks.