-

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.

Karen Patcheco's birthday with Bert & Ernie Cake, early 1980s.

Water-damaged photo of a young girl seated before a birthday cake decorated with Bert and Ernie, wood-paneled wall and a balloon visible behind her, early 1980s.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Karen Patcheco's birthday with Bert & Ernie Cake, early 1980s.

Original title

Item 25732

karen patcheco
st bernard parish

Citation

“Karen Patcheco's birthday with Bert & Ernie Cake, early 1980s.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25732.