Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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.

My life has been hard since hurricane Rita. I accepted the housing voucher program from Houston, many promises where made, but along the way those promises changed. Now after one year I am still having trouble getting a job and getting back on my feet. Most of the citizens of houston do not want us there and it\'s lonely not being with family.

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“[Untitled],” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 23, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/12038.

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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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