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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

Stripped storefront-style building with a red metal roof, exposed wall studs, and a single glass door, fronted by a dirt lot and patch of grass—damage from Hurricane Rita under repair.

Johnson's Bayou School lost classrooms facing south during Hurricane Rita. The school is now under construction. Taken on Feb 12, 2006.

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/1847.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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