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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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From August 29th to November 2nd, during the time of Katrina, if I remember correctly, my whole family was in Texas, including one of my sisters who is rarely home. Our house, which is in New Orleans, was flooded. That…

I am living in the same house. Fortunately, my house did not take much damage. I live in Metairie. There was debris everywhere from the large oak tree in front of my house that i had to clean up when i got back. There…

What I was doing During Hurricane Katrina\r\n\r\nHurricane Katrina was the most horrible event that has happened to me. During the hurricane I had time to think about my life, and where I was going with it. My brother,…

During Katrina, I was at my parent\'s house with my family. My family and I chose not \r\nto evcuate. The day Katrina hit we were looking out the window wacthing as debris\r\nflew past our home.We chose not to evcuate…

Where are you now? -physically, emotionally, financially\r\n\r\nI have lived in New Orleans East for over 10 years. After the hurricane Katrina incident, my parents and I moved back to our old house despite the fact that…

It has been a year since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The impact of Katrina took a great toll on my family and myself emotionally and financially. I would consider us as the lucky ones. I stayed on the west bank of…

Hurricane Katrina, one of the most devastating storms in history, severely impacted the lives of New Orleanians both physically and mentally. As a resident of St. Bernard Parish, I lost my home, possessions, friends,…

Katrina was not just any normal hurricane to me. I considered it like my old folks used to say \"The Wind of Change\". Well it had been a while since Katrina, but the memories felt like it just happened sometime…

What I was doing During Hurricane Katrina\r\n\r\nHurricane Katrina was the most horrible event that has happened to me. During the hurricane I had time to think about my life, and where I was going with it. My brother,…

ENGL 1156 Eun Joo Lee\r\n I was getting frustrated. I could not stand the stinking smell and the nasty insects that were creeping in our house. Cockroaches peeping here and there, fruit flies flying closely…