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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.

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Hurricane Katrina has just swept through the Gulf Coast, and here on the beach is an abandoned ship left on the sand. Nonetheless there is still one important thing left standing on the bow of the ship, the American…

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Mr. Bill in New…

Even though it has been a year since Hurricane Katrina, life still is not the same. Streetlights and electricity are still not operating in parts of the city. Rescue boats and abandoned houses dwindle on the sides of the…

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Reading all the stories of survivors in the magazines made me realize how strong these people actually are. I admire each and every person involved with the hurricane for their courage.

In \"Six Months Since Hurricane Katrina\" Mary takes us back to New Orleans to pick up the pieces and figure out what to do next. \r\n\r\nhttp://www.margaretmedia.com/katrina/index.htm

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