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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.

Encouragement to rebuild Captain's Bar, Lake Catherine/Louisiana, November 2005

A handwritten plywood sign reading "REBUILD CAPTAIN'S BAR A.S.A.P." covered with signatures and messages from well-wishers, propped on posts amid storm debris and cinder blocks.

Collection

Katrina

Encouragement to rebuild Captain's Bar, Lake Catherine/Louisiana, November 2005

Original title

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Citation

“Encouragement to rebuild Captain's Bar, Lake Catherine/Louisiana, November 2005,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/2510.