9/11 Memorial Website
This website is a museum site providing information on the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum located in Manhattan, NY. The purpose of this site is to remember and honor the men, women, and children murdered by terrorists attacks on February 26, 1993, and September 11, 2001. The website is intended for anyone and everyone interested in the 9/11 Memorial, which by navigating the site they can receive help on planning a trip for a visit, or taking a virtual tour through the website. In addition, this site provides World Trade Center history, and even lesson plans on how to teach children about these horrific events. Lastly, this site also provides information on how to volunteer to work at the Memorial or donate money to go towards it.
The website was very easy for me to navigate because it had a very simple format. The top of the homepage is lined with an array of options to choose from and they are clear as to where it will take me. The title of this website gave me a general idea of the content I was going to be able to find, but I was surprised that it included much more information such as the lessons for children. This website was created by The National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., which is headed by Michael R. Bloomberg who is the 108th Mayor of New York City, which makes this site credible. I found this website extremely valuable and not one thing that seemed to be invaluable. The content that I found to be most valuable to the site is the ability for someone to find the location of a loved one’s name on the memorial.
Battlines: Letters From America’s Wars
This is an archive website that has an online exhibition of letters and audio featuring correspondence from over 200 years of American conflicts ranging from the American Revolution to the Iraq War. The purpose of this site is to explore the various burdens of war such as leaving home, the pride and worries of those left behind, and the ultimate sacrifice. This website can be used for someone seeking a better understanding of the life of someone in the military and their families during a time of war. This website was easy to navigate because the homepage includes a column with different time period starting around the American Revolution and going up to the Iraq War. Then after selecting a time period you can further your research by selecting a particular even in that time period. The title of this website made me imagine that I would just be able to view letters soldiers had written home during war, but it offered much more. Once you select the particular even the site provides a general of summary of that event, a timeline, and sub eras for that conflict.
This website was created by the Fidler Lehrman Institute of American History, which makes it credible to me. I found this website to be valuable for people seeking a better insight of the life of a soldier and their families during a time of war. I did however; find one thing to be invaluable, which was the discussion board. I feel as though someone conducting research could mistaken every participant in the discussion to be credible when in fact they might not be.
