Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University and the University of New Orleans organized the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) in 2005 in partnership with many national and Gulf Coast area organizations and individuals. HDMB was awarded the Award of Merit for Leadership in History, and is the largest free public archive of Katrina and Rita with over 25,000 items in the collection. Read More.

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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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\r\n\r\nIn great detail, Greta describes how her mother found herself trapped in her home and how her neighbors helped her to escape. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(To view the video, double click the above link, or download it by…