Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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The Katrina Journal, a series of short-takes and observations on facing post-Katrina life in New Orleans head-on, was written from June to December 2006 to, as Gehman puts it, "cry out the silent tears" of loss and…

2006 Journal…

Brad Ott interviewed Mary Gehman in December 2005 regarding her experiences in the aftermath of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. The full transcription of the interview is available via the accompanying…

Mary Gehman…

Hurricane Katrina a Year Later: An Epilogue\r\n\r\nThe first couple of paragraphs are included below. The full essay is available in the accompanying file.\r\n\r\nOn August 29, the first year anniversary of Katrina, I…

Hurricane Katrina a…

In \"Six Months Since Hurricane Katrina\" Mary takes us back to New Orleans to pick up the pieces and figure out what to do next. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/index.htm

Six Months Since…

$Homeless woman who alternately cursed and prayed. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm$

Broad Street…

$Family group with tent of sheets to protect two infants on Broad Street overpass\r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm$

Family Tents

$Sunburned Mary stranded on Broad Street overpass, 2nd day.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm$

Mary

$View down Broad St. toward Tulane Ave. \r\nInmates from Parish Prison being evacuated.\r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm\r\n$

Inmate Evacuation

$Library after the flood\r\nMary\'s House during and after the flood, 8/30/05 and 10/2/05\r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm$

Library

$Back yard with deck that detached from house.\r\nMary\'s House during and after the flood, 8/30/05 and 10/2/05\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/gallery.htm$

Backyard

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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

Items (17 total)

The Katrina Journal, a series of short-takes and observations on facing post-Katrina life in New Orleans head-on, was written from June to December 2006 to, as Gehman puts it, "cry out the silent tears" of loss and…

Brad Ott interviewed Mary Gehman in December 2005 regarding her experiences in the aftermath of the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina. The full transcription of the interview is available via the accompanying…

Hurricane Katrina a Year Later: An Epilogue\r\n\r\nThe first couple of paragraphs are included below. The full essay is available in the accompanying file.\r\n\r\nOn August 29, the first year anniversary of Katrina, I…

In \"Six Months Since Hurricane Katrina\" Mary takes us back to New Orleans to pick up the pieces and figure out what to do next. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/index.htm