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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 (29 total)

Comment card submitted by Al \"Carnival Time\" Johnson at artist Maxx Sizeler\'s exhibit at 2426 Bradish Place on May 19, 2007. \r\n\r\nComplete text:\"I lived 2349 Tennessee Street, a place that meant so much to me.…

Comment card by Al…

Charcoal portrait of Common Ground volunteer. Text begins: \"The city has become a broken mirrored image of itself. It reminds me of what I have a heart for....\" Describes seeing barge that smashed the Industrial Canal…

\"Portrait &…

Charcoal portrait of A. (Audrianne?) James of Forstall Street in the Lower Ninth Ward. James describes her reaction to Hurricane Katrina. Quote from narrative: \"Katrina you was a beast. I am taking back my hood.....\"

\"Portrait &…

\"Riding the Nightmare Express\" is a 23-page typescript of an unpublished memoir of Hurricane Betsy written by Ninth Ward residents Elizabeth Cousins Rogers (1891-1985) and her husband Walter Rogers (1900-1981). Walter…

\"Riding the…

\r\nIn explaining the effects of flooding on her neighborhood and her house, Greta discusses the uncertainty and fear of demolition that confronted many Lower Ninth Ward residents in the months following Katrina.…

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\r\nGreta\'s evacuation story reveals how complicated the decision whether or not to leave the city in advance of a hurricane can be for New Orleanians. Greta\'s sense of responsibility towards her mother, who refused to…

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\r\n\r\nIn great detail, Greta describes how her mother found herself trapped in her home and how her neighbors helped her to escape. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n(To view the video, double click the above link, or download it by…

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\r\n\r\nHeaded closer towards the worst Industrial Canal levee breaches, the tour briefly stops near Greta\'s grandfather\'s house. The damage is much more severe, and the house has since been demolished and the lot…

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\r\nIn leaving the neighborhood, the tour travels closer to the breach, making the vast scope of the devastation even more evident. However, rebuilding efforts continue, and much progress has been made since June 2006.…

NWT-Canal Breach and…