September 11th, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. We had the opportunity to partner with the Sudbury 9/11 Memorial Garden Oversight Committee to commemorate the Sudbury lives lost on that tragic day. On Saturday, September 11th, 2021 we gathered and paid our respects to Cora Hidalgo Holland, Geoffrey William Cloud, and Peter Morgan Goodrich.
As the Sudbury Fire and Police Departments raised the flag, and Jessica Newman sang the Star-Spangled Banner we remembered how the world changed 20 years ago. Beautiful words were spoken in remembrance by Kristen Roopenian, Charles Russo, Henry Hayes, and Beth Farrell. The bells of First Parish rang out at 8:46 to mark the moment of the first attack, as wreaths were laid by the families around the garden stone.
Afterward, guests were welcomed to the History Center and Museum for outdoor refreshments and to see our new exhibit "Remembering 9/11 - 20 Years Later." The exhibit features objects on loan from Rachel Goodrich, which show how the community in Sudbury, as well as people from around the world, sent her support. There is also a piece of glass on loan from the Sudbury Fire Department that was from the Twin Towers and gifted to them by a former employee, Gregory Lynch, during the Ground Zero clean-up.
A film about the 9/11 Memorial Garden created by Stuart Beeby played in the gallery for visitors to watch. A quilt on loan from the Goodnow Library created by the Wayside Inn Quilters to honor 9/11 hung on the wall entering the gallery. The exhibit ran until January 2022.
Words of Kindness
The News of The Day
Objects for this exhibit were provided by Rachel Goodrich and the Sudbury Fire Department. The video was produced by Stuart Beeby. Digitization of materials was done by Elin Neiterman.
Credits:
Sudbury Historical Society