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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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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.

Items (23066 total)

Displaced man coming ashore, Sept 5th, 2005

1) Moon in the Oaks: a loving tribute to New Orleans from several of us musicians \r\n\r\n

Many people remember how they felt on that day. I do because I was in the middle of it. I was not in New Orleans however; but in a small town most people haven\'t even heard of and if they saw the name, they probably…

I am a representative of the US Coast Guard who volunteered to go to LA from FL after Katrina hit. I felt helpless alone but with the help of all my shipmates, I strongly believe we made a difference. People had…

December 30, 2006\r\nDear SHN Folks,\r\n\r\n\r\nPlease forward the attached press release to any press contacts that might be interested in the work that we are doing. Also, please let us know if you know of any press…