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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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.

A letter from the Mississippi Gulf Coast

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A man sits on the hood of a damaged car amid widespread storm debris, with splintered wood, a wrecked vehicle, and stripped trees scattered across the devastated landscape.

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A man stands beside a tan pickup truck next to a "Season's Greetings" sign, with bare, storm-damaged trees and debris visible in the background.

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