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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.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

Two people pose outdoors at night; a man in glasses wears a white sheet costume reading "MS GULF GHOST," while a woman in camouflage attire and green eye makeup smiles beside him, with string lights decorating a house roofline behind them.

A former resident of Biloxi (verified) showing his spirit at M.O.M.'s Ball, October 29, 2005

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/117.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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