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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 got her feet wet on Clematis St. but continues her vigil over Edgewood Park.

Statue of the Virgin Mary atop a brick pedestal in front of a storm-damaged house marked with "SPCA" search-and-rescue spray paint, surrounded by bare trees and debris.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Mary got her feet wet on Clematis St. but continues her vigil over Edgewood Park.

Original title

P1010111.JPG

Citation

“Mary got her feet wet on Clematis St. but continues her vigil over Edgewood Park.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3535.