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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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\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\n\r\nThe tour moves a couple of blocks to visit Greta\'s family church: Amozian Baptist Church. Greta describes her family\'s multi-generational connection to Amozian, and she also briefly sketches Amozian\'s role in…

NWT-Amozian Baptist…

\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…

NWT-Greta\'s…

\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…

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