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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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History of the Riemer family and their Lower Ninth Ward dairy, created by Erin Hughes. The dairy closed during WWII, but Erin Hughes\' grandmother continued to live in the Lower Ninth Ward until flooding related to…

Riemer\'s Dairy,…

My Katrina story is quite different than most New Orleanians\'. Two weeks before the storm hit, I packed my things and made my way to Orlando, Florida to participate in the Disney College Program. I have vivid memories…

Before Katrina, I don\'t even know if I would have considered Louisiana a place to make a home. When I first moved out of my childhood home, I moved into my Father\'s house (he passed away a few months before) which was…

The entire family was in South Carolina at Fort Jackson watching one of my brothers graduate from basic training when Hurricane Katrina decided to leave a trail of carnage across the Gulf Coast. For a moment, a moment…

Growing up forty five minutes from New Orleans has been quite an experience. It was the perfect location for me - far enough to get away from the busy, congested city life, yet just close enough to the city to enjoy all…

The attached song is titled \"Sittin\' Pretty in the City\".\r\n\r\nPhilip Melancon remained in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast. A prominent New Orleans musician, Melancon wrote numerous songs…

\"Sittin\' Pretty in…

It was a sticky October day just two months after Hurricane Katrina and I was shaky all over from the many cups of coffee I drank earlier that morning. Perhaps my nerves were bad from the stories I had been hearing…

\r\n As I reflect back on Hurricane Katrina, I can remember feelings of intense uncertainty. Upon reaching my first destination which was Monroeville Alabama, I had an unending urge to fix myself in front of any…

Even though I was not directly affected by hurricane Katrina, I still had to evacuate the city. I relocated to my hometown of New Iberia, La.I lived there all my life up until age 16. A few days after the storm passed, I…