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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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Today; I watched in horror, as my world fell apart\r\nToday; I witnessed the death, of both my father and my mother\r\nToday; I experienced the agony, of having my baby sister ripped from my arms\r\nToday; my entire…

Katrina

The rain it came, softly falling\r\nThen came the wind, the voice of Mother Nature\r\nShe screamed and howled out her pain\r\nGiving birth to the hurricane\r\nCalled Katrina\r\n\r\nThe people did not believe or take…

Katrina\'s Wake

Katrina Katrina what will we see\r\nThe catastrophic damage you possess\r\nMy prayers are continual for all in your path\r\nDear Lord grasp those put through this test\r\n\r\nEach moment goes by as they flee for their…

Katrina Katrina

(to the tune of Corrina, Corrina by Bob Dylan)\r\n\r\nKatrina, Katrina\r\nGal, what have you done?\r\n\r\nKatrina, Katrina\r\nGal, What have you done?\r\nI been worr\'in\' \'bout my baby\r\nSince you took my…

K a t r i n a - The…

Life just won\'t be the same\r\nBut it will go on\r\nThe New Orleans that we knew\r\nWill forever be in our hearts\r\n\r\nSnowballs, Poboys, Crawfish Etoufee\r\nShrimp Creole, Gumbo\r\nAnd a little Casino…

Until We Meet Again

\"Here I sit, water all around\r\nNo help in site\r\nThe cries of the hurting abound\r\n\r\nAll I can see, for miles on end\r\nIs destruction, devastation\r\nAround every corner and bend\r\n\r\nI just can\'t believe it,…

In The Midst Of The…

Water rising everywhere\r\nMaking islands of despair\r\n\r\nRooftops turning into piers\r\nAfloat now in a sea of tears...\r\n\r\nDaybreak bringing no relief\r\nOnly growing pain and grief...\r\n\r\nHelplessly, I watch…

Simple Prayers

The \"little people\" all around the world -\r\nWhile waters rose and vicious winds unfurled -\r\nCombined to mourn the loss\r\nThat sadly came across\r\nThe airways as Katrina\'s anger whirled\r\n\r\nThey felt so…

The Widows\' Might

In California, the President said, \"We have got a lot of work to do.\"\r\n(Can\'t I stay here at the ranch? My brush clearing isn\'t through.)\r\n\r\n\"Our hearts and prayers are with our citizens along the Gulf…

Translating Bush\'s…

We believed help was on the way\r\nI never believed the churches; Jesus is a myth, right?\r\n\r\nCity workers, the mayor would help us and so would the Feds\r\nIn the night, crawling from an attic into a net\r\n\r\nMe,…

Help Is On The Way

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