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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.

Baptist Church in the Lower 9th showing signs of hope

Brick church building with a cross on its tower, an American flag mounted on the corner wall, and a chain-link fence in front; a damaged house roof is visible in the background.

Baptist Church in the Lower 9th showing signs of hope

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“Baptist Church in the Lower 9th showing signs of hope,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/42205.

Baptist Church in the Lower 9th showing signs of hope

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