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.

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Do You Know What it Means

This is from history skits and reenactments that discuss Spanish and Isleno heritage. Dorothy Benge is dressed in a widow\'s costume, and his is from Grand Canaria (date unknown).

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bertin b esteves jr, dorothy benge, islenos, st bernard parish

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“[Untitled],” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed November 23, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/26118.

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