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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.

Lyndel damage

Severely damaged bedroom with collapsed ceiling debris, torn insulation, and a dirty curtain hanging over a window, surrounded by scattered rubble and water-stained walls.

Collection

St. Bernard Parish

one of bedrooms on Lyndel

Chalmette
kane
lyndel
st bernard

Citation

“Lyndel damage,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34177.