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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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From the Baresden (www.baresden.com), website of Fran and Mike Willumitis\r\n\r\n\r\nThis is our story. Here you will learn who we are. We are in the process of rebuilding our lives in \r\nthe aftermath of Katrina. …

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CPT Kenneth Baillie 2Oct05.wav

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CPT John Plunkett 8OCT05.wav

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I am a 2nd Lieutenant in the Indiana Army National Guard. My unit was sent to Camp Shelby, Mississippi. We sent troops to various locations to hand out food and water and be a security presence. I am an RN. Some of…

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I was part of a team of 18 individuals who traveled to New Orleans from Mt. Sinai United Church of Christ on Long Island NY to help rebuild/repair some of the damage. We were there for a week in October and were…

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man all I remember is beening there I saw my frind ashley right cross from and I was like why the hurrican hit here in new olreans she act like she could not here me cause she was wayed over there the 8 day of hurrican…

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My life before hurricane Katrina consisted of going to school, the gym, and my job as Sec. of State at UNO. I experienced all the events of hurricane Katrina, because I did not want to leave New Orleans and go through…

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This presentation was made during the one year anniversary of Katrina to encourage law students to volunteer in the Gulf Coast region.

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