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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 “Missippi” (1 total)

Floodwater surrounds elevated houses along Highway 603 under a stormy sky, viewed through a rain-streaked car window with power lines overhead.

Along Highway 603 north of the town of Waveland between highway 90 and I-10. The Jordan…