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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.

Photos courtesy of Elizabeth \"Gidget\" McDougal, Tourist Director at St. Bernard Parish…

Reenactors in period military uniforms with muskets stand in formation outdoors, with a drummer visible at the right, recreating a scene from the Battle of New Orleans.

A large white plantation-style mansion with columned porches and a central cupola, seen across an open lawn with a tall obelisk monument visible to the left.

A large tree with hanging Spanish moss overlooks an open field of golden-hued grass, with a white building partially visible in the background.

A group of military reenactors in early 19th-century uniforms with tall hats march in formation carrying rifles with bayonets, recreating a scene from the Battle of New Orleans.

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Do You Know What it Means

Photos courtesy of Elizabeth "Gidget" McDougal, Tourist Director at St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission: These photos are of living history volunteers who gather from across the country to participate in and Reenact events from the Battle of New Orleans.

Photos courtesy of Elizabeth "Gidget" McDougal, Tourist Director at St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission: These photos are of living history volunteers who gather from across the country to participate in and Reenact events from the Battle of New Orleans.

Photos courtesy of Elizabeth "Gidget" McDougal, Tourist Director at St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission: These photos are of living history volunteers who gather from across the country to participate in and Reenact events from the Battle of New Orleans.

Photos courtesy of Elizabeth "Gidget" McDougal, Tourist Director at St. Bernard Parish Tourist Commission: These photos are of living history volunteers who gather from across the country to participate in and Reenact events from the Battle of New Orleans.

Original title

Item 26180

Citation

“Photos courtesy of Elizabeth \"Gidget\" McDougal, Tourist Director at St. Bernard Parish…,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26180.