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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.

Items tagged “Grief” (5 total)

Yellow house with red door at 3438 Cleveland St, porch covered in handwritten notes, photos, flowers, and ribbons; blue steps with yellow tape and painted hearts on the foundation.

Cleveland Street House

A hand-painted green memorial sign on a telephone pole features a flower with words like "hope," "joy," and "kindness," the name "Helen," a heart, and a handwritten tribute about a seed planted in the heart.

Telephone Pole Sign Honoring Helen Hill

Street scene with parked cars and a light blue house, alongside a telephone pole bearing hand-painted memorial signs reading "Helen" with a flower design and tributes calling her "The Kindest Person I've Ever Met."

Telephone Pole Tributes to Helen Hill

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Items tagged “Grief” (5 total)

I Am 20 Years Older

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