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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 “Polite” (1 total)

A large crowd, many wearing matching blue T-shirts, gathers in front of a yellow and red shotgun-style house during its dedication ceremony, with a few people standing on the porch.

This picture is of Mr. Al & Mary Polite's home during the dedication ceremony. The home is…