The April 16 Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of the Virginia Tech Tragedy

View of the April 16 memorial with Burruss Hall in the background. Photo taken April 17, 2008. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike…

Flags at Blacksburg Baptist Church Photo taken by Min Jae Lee, 9.18.2007…

Photo taken at Blacksburg Baptist Church 9.18.2007 Photo by Min Jae Lee…

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By Binoy Kampmark - posted Wednesday, 18 April 2007 The National Rifle Association joins the entire country in expressing out deepest condolences to the families of Virginia Tech…

Close-up of items at the April 16 Memorial site. Photo taken April 17, 2008. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike…

published: May 01 2008 06:01 PM updated:: May 01 2008 06:15 PM University of Tennessee students who took their usual walk to their midday classes on April 16th, may have encountered a strange sight: 32 students dressed in all black laying down on…

A crowd grows on the drillfield prior to the start of a candlelight vigil on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Photo by Brent Jesiek. Licensed under Creative Commons

Candles are distributed prior to the start of a candlelight vigil on the evening of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Norris Hall is visible in the background. Photo by Brent Jesiek. Licensed under Creative Commons

Crowds gather on the drillfield prior to the start of a candlelight vigil on the evening of April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Photo by Brent Jesiek. Licensed under Creative Commons

Roses and a painted stone at the War Memorial. The stone reads: "What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we loved deeply becomes a part of us." Photo taken April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Photo by Brent Jesiek. Licensed…

A sign posted outside Blacksburg's First Church of God reads: "Thank you to our everyday heroes." Photo taken April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. Photo by Brent Jesiek. Licensed under Creative Commons

A sign on an entry to one of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Barracks reads: "ATTENTION MEDIA PERSONNEL Please respect our time and space as we reflect and remember. Media personnel and equipment are not allowed in our residence hall…

Students build and decorate kites during the "Remembering Through Art Creation" event in Squires Student Center on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. An instruction sheet for the event explained: "Create-a-Kite! Unfurl your kite and decorate…

Blessing boxes at the "Remembering Through Art Creation" event in Squires Student Center on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. An instruction sheet for the event explained: "Please leave a note, a drawing, a remembrance, a wish or a blessing. …

Students decorate memorial stones at a "Remembering Through Art Creation" event in Squires Student Center on April 16, 2008, A Day of Remembrance. An instruction sheet for the event explained: "Please walk through the space and choose a stone…