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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.

Many of the really old trees survived, but damage was extensive in the park.

A large fallen tree trunk with exposed cut branches lies across a grassy park area near a paved path, surrounded by other still-standing trees in the background.

Collection

Metairie and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina - 10.23.05

Many of the really old trees survived, but damage was extensive in the park.

Original title

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Citation

“Many of the really old trees survived, but damage was extensive in the park.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/3560.