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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 embrace in a warm hug, one wearing a vest with partial text reading "aster Relief," set against a red and tan background suggesting an indoor shelter space.

Getting a big hug at the Red Cross shelter in Arcadia, Florida after Hurricane Charley 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/2182.

Online Image Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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