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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.

Mary Jane Patcheco at home, mid 1980s.

Water-damaged, discolored photo of a woman in a light blue dress standing in a living room, with another person's hand on her shoulder, near curtains, furniture, and wrapped gifts.

Collection

Do You Know What it Means

Mary Jane Patcheco at home, mid 1980s.

Original title

Item 25736

karen patcheco
st bernard parish

Citation

“Mary Jane Patcheco at home, mid 1980s.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/25736.