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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 “War” (4 total)

Vintage sepia-toned photo of a man in a military uniform and a woman in a suit jacket seated together at a table with soda bottles and glasses, both smiling for the camera.

Jill Babin's Uncle Mitch and unknown woman, serving in army during World War II in Japan.…

Torn newspaper clipping headlined "News Of N.O., State Servicemen" with twelve portrait photos of servicemen labeled with surnames including Bernard, Fricke, Morris, Dauth, Gervais, Roule, Garsaud, and Williams, alongside columns of text and a horoscope chart.

New Orleans state servicemen who returned from World War II. Mitchel Bernard (top left),…

Sepia-toned WWII-era photo of a soldier in uniform and cap sitting cross-legged on a wooden bench, with other servicemen gathered behind him near barracks buildings.

Jill Babin's grandmother Mary Bernard wrote to many servicemen during World War II. This…

A soldier carrying a rifle on his shoulder stands on a grassy area beside wooden barracks-style buildings, with open fields visible in the background.

Jill Babin's grandmother Mary Bernard wrote to many servicemen during World War II. This…