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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.

Picture3

Aerial view of a large cleared construction or landfill site with dark excavated earth, a small pond, access roads, and small equipment visible, bordered by green forest and farmland.

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embankment
kmpyburn
lake
operation

Citation

“Picture3,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/34960.