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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 “Humor” (3 total)

Single-story house with tan siding and dark green shutters, a blue tarp covering part of the damaged roof, orange spray-painted markings on the wall, and four trees lining the front yard.

"Hey thief! You forgot one!" Lower 9th Ward, New Orleans, LA

A woman wears a costume shaped like a house with a blue tarp roof, striped siding, and a red door, walking past a building with other people nearby.

A woman dressed in a blue-tarped, house costume. The humor and spirit of Mardi Gras after…

Items tagged “Humor” (3 total)

Storytelling in a French Quarter Hair Salon