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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 “Krewe of Endymion” (2 total)

Parade float decorated with colorful feathered headdresses and strings of beads, with spectators reaching up toward riders along a city street lined with tall buildings.

Endymion Parade, held each year on the Saturday before Mardi Gras and the day after the…

A crowd raises their hands toward a lit, decorated Mardi Gras parade float with riders on top, photographed at dusk beneath tree branches and a traffic signal.

Endymion Parade, held each year on the Saturday before Mardi Gras and the day after the…