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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.

100_3284

A heavily rusted large metal drum lies amid scattered debris—tin cans, torn plastic bags, soiled papers, and insulation—with green foliage visible in the background.

Katrina
church
covenant
la
lacombe
new
presbyterian

Citation

“100_3284,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34745.