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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

Ceiling with a large rectangular hole exposing wooden rafters, surrounded by water-stained white tiles and old floral wallpaper, above blue wainscoting walls.

After busting out the windows in our upstairs bathroom, the force of the wind slammed the door shut. With the door shut Rita's winds were free to destroy the bathroom!

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2147.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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