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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.

FEMA Chaplain Richard Lopez at Waveland â€œFree Ventingâ€ Church sign

A man in a white hard hat and FEMA badge stands beside a handmade plywood sign reading "FREE COUNSELING for Waveland, come VENT with us," with storm debris visible behind him.

Collection

Smithsonian National Museum of American History Hurricane Katrina Photos

FEMA Chaplain Richard Lopez at Waveland â€œFree Ventingâ€ Church sign

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2005-28227.jpg (Object)

Citation

“FEMA Chaplain Richard Lopez at Waveland â€œFree Ventingâ€ Church sign,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1333.

FEMA Chaplain Richard Lopez at Waveland â€œFree Ventingâ€ Church sign

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FEMA Chaplain Richard Lopez at Waveland â€œFree Ventingâ€ Church sign