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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.

A pass by my childhood home shows the devastation of about 10 to 11 feet of water.

Damaged house exterior with the garage door torn open, revealing a dark, debris-filled interior; the address "5769" is marked on the siding, with scaffolding visible in the foreground.

A pass by my childhood home shows the devastation of about 10 to 11 feet of water.

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Item 42081

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wingate

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“A pass by my childhood home shows the devastation of about 10 to 11 feet of water.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42081.

A pass by my childhood home shows the devastation of about 10 to 11 feet of water.

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