“The Stories They Tell” Video Series Lends History and Humanity to Museum Artifacts
The 9/11 Memorial Museum’s artifacts range in scale from the monumental, like a partially crushed firetruck, to the ephemeral, like an answering machine message left for a loved one. No matter the object’s size, each item is steeped in history and rich with humanity.
The Museum’s “The Stories They Tell” video series provides a way to learn more about the Museum’s artifacts by hearing directly from the family members, survivors, first responders, and recovery workers connected to those objects. In each video, these individuals discuss the personal 9/11 history they are helping to preserve through the material they have shared.
In the video below, Carolyn Brown, sister of FDNY Capt. Patrick Brown of Ladder 3, shares the recording of her brother’s final dispatch call from the 35th floor of the North Tower.
By 9/11 Memorial Staff
Today we pay tribute to Kevin Thomas Duffy, the federal judge who brought justice to the terrorists who bombed the World Trade Center in 1993. Judge Duffy died on Wednesday from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
Dr. Todd Wider's plastic yellow hard hat—outfitted with the universal “red cross” symbol in tape above the hat’s brim—was the sole piece of protective equipment he was fortunate enough to acquire while responding at Ground Zero.