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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 “Northshore” (4 total)

My family stayed for the Hurricane. We lived on the Northshore at the time, so evacuation…

A damaged Hummer H3 lies overturned on a tow truck's winch cable near a sandy waterfront, with elevated houses on stilts and a wooden piling in the background.

237 Debbie Drive

A burned, mud-caked Jeep Grand Cherokee sits on dirt in front of a Winnebago RV and a storage shed, with a palm tree between them under an overcast sky.

DEBBIE DRIVE

Items tagged “Northshore” (4 total)

My family stayed for the Hurricane. We lived on the Northshore at the time, so evacuation…

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE STORM SURGE