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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.

9 months after Katrina

A weathered single-story house with blue trim and support posts, boarded windows, red spray-painted markings on the porch wall, and a small figure standing near the front steps under a dark, cloudy sky.

May 2006, 9 months after Katrina

Citation

“9 months after Katrina,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 3, 2026, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/45926.