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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.

Family from Florida who helped us dig through what was left of our house!

Two volunteers stand near a silver car, holding water bottles beside muddy rubber boots and debris piled on the ground, with downed power lines and storm wreckage visible behind them.

Family from Florida who helped us dig through what was left of our house!

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“Family from Florida who helped us dig through what was left of our house!,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/41375.

Family from Florida who helped us dig through what was left of our house!

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