Paying Tribute to 911 Jersey Style

Going through the  NJ State Museum for the first time one exhibit stood out from the rest, Remembering  911. My first thought was New York.  Remembering 911 talks about New Jersey  tragedy in the historic event.  there are these blue panels placed on the walls  that give the tourist information about how many people died in 911 that were from NJ, the heroic fire fighters and policemen the PATH (port authority of New York and New Jersey) and personal stories from the different family members and friends of the people that died that day. one part of the exhibit that is interesting a wall filled with messages from love ones on how much they love and miss their family members.  


The exhibit  also displays actual artifacts from 911. The artifacts that are displayed look like pieces of junk, but yet they are not because these a are all we have left of that historic event. Being an archaeologist these artifacts that are displayed fascinated me because I am not used to looking at artifacts that are so young.  


This is a very heart breaking exhibit but I encourage everyone to go see it because I truly don't think that the majority of America knows the New Jersey story of 911 as well as they know New York's Pennsylvania's and Washington DC.