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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.

Oral History 45602

Francia, Lilian - by Mark Miranda, Suzanne O'Leary and Nandi Wright.mp3

Collection

The Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage at The University of Southern Mississippi

Original title

Francia, Lilian - by Mark Miranda, Suzanne O'Leary and Nandi Wright.mp3

Citation

“Oral History 45602,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/45602.