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.

Online File Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

In the days following Katrina, we believed our home in Kenner was destroyed, and we even rented a broken down house in Prairieville, Louisiana for the months ahead. The feelings of loss, longing and hope during that time produced the song \'Back in New Orleans.\' As it turned out, our home was spared the worst, and we\'re back.

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“Online File Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank,” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed April 8, 2025, https://hurricanearchive.org/items/show/595.

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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

Online File Contribution, Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

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