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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.

This is my living room post-Katrina.

Flood- and fire-damaged living room with soot-covered walls, an overturned sofa and furniture, debris scattered on the floor, and a collapsed ceiling area near a kitchen counter.

This is my living room post-Katrina.

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Item 43247

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“This is my living room post-Katrina.,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/43247.

This is my living room post-Katrina.

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