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Hurricane Archive

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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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.

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I am a Katrina survivor who knows first hand what a hurricane is capable of. My husband and I rode out the storm in our home on the lake and fortunately we survived and even though we lost everything we owned we are…

Gustav & Katrina

I was going to stay for the storm but luckily a friend called me that morning and got me out. I was lucky to get out.

My family and I didnt have the money to run from katrina but because we lived on the bayou cumbest road we went to the kids inn.And when it was over we went by boat and couldnt even see our house.after we were able to go…

Hurricane Ike waters rose high enough for my son to fish off of our fornt porch. Delcambre, La. \r\n

My family was very blessed during the \"Two Hurricanes\". We did not lose our house nor did we sustain any damage. The biggest impact that I have felt since the infamous \"Summer of \'05\" is the complete and total…

Ole Time Mardi Gras_5b8cdaa62b.jpg

my family and i had sufford a really bad hurricane.it was so bad and wrong.i was mad and so sad cause i lost some of my family members.