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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

Damaged storefronts along a pink building with a marquee reading "Arcadia Tea Room Restaurant," sidewalk littered with torn roofing material, debris, and downed cables after Hurricane Charley.

Downtown Arcadia, Florida after Hurricane Charley came through on August 13, 2004

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“Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2179.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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