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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\n When Hurricane Katrina hit I felt horrible, however I really didn\'t understand the impact because I really had never dealt with such terrible destruction. Then when pictures and videos started pouring on the…

Often I am reminded about the horrible event that occurred during August 2005. The horrible event that I am referring to is Hurricane Katrina. I was not actually there, in fact I was no where near the gulf coast and…

in the aftermath of hurricane katrina i wish i had the time to critisise fema for their lack of response in gulfport mississippi neighborhoods. noone came until 3 days later . it was pitch black and hot in the shelter…

I am still in need of my home to be\r\nrepaired. As I look around in the mobile park I live in and notice all the homes that have been damaged by Hurricane Wilma they all have been repaired and look brand new. I can\'t…

my name is chancellor mason january 2007 a couple of months until the anniversary of hurricane katrina. its gonna be 2 years later and alot of people are still hurt . but im getting over it and i think the others should…

i was at a shelter for in the aftermath of the hurricane . we had no gas . 3 days after the hurricane my aunt pulls up with her friend they put gas in the car and and we were headed to panama city florida. her name was…

i lost my family. i lost my friends. i lost my home. i have nowhere to go. no one to take care of me.

Hi, I\'m a student at GMU, and even though I have never lived in New Orleans, I was still deeply affected because part of my fanily lived in New Orleans at the time of Katrina. Luckily, they had come to Virginia to live…

My name is Wynde Saddy. I am from St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. We took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina. Every home in our entire parish was inundated with water. Mine had 13 feet. Combine that with the MRGO…

You now it was very hard for me, and i was very sad because alot of people die and alot of people survived i was mad because hurricane katrina came .new orleans was my home and i love it.tears come to my eye every time…