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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.

My neighbor's old house. Looks to be a complete loss but will survive to be rebuilt.

A large fallen tree limb crushes the roof of a brick house, with storm debris scattered across the yard and yellow caution tape strung across the scene.

My neighbor's old house. Looks to be a complete loss but will survive to be rebuilt.

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Item 42087

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“My neighbor's old house. Looks to be a complete loss but will survive to be rebuilt.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42087.

My neighbor's old house. Looks to be a complete loss but will survive to be rebuilt.

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