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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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Comment card created in response to artist Maxx Sizeler\'s exhibit at 2426 Bradish Place on May 19, 2007. \r\nComplete text:\"She remembers. She remembers what places were before they became what they are now. (Opening…

Anonymous comment card submitted at artist Maxx Sizeler\'s exhibit at 2426 Bradish Place on May 19, 2007. \r\n\r\nComplete text:\"Seeing all the gutted houses has made me realize that buildings are alive. The houses are…

Comment card submitted by Al \"Carnival Time\" Johnson at artist Maxx Sizeler\'s exhibit at 2426 Bradish Place on May 19, 2007. \r\n\r\nComplete text:\"I lived 2349 Tennessee Street, a place that meant so much to me.…

Comment card by Al…

Comment card by Amy Wilson created in reponse to an art exhibit by Maxx Sizeler at 2426 Bradish Place on May 19, 2007.\r\n\r\nComplete text: \"The week after the storm the block behind my house caught fire. All weekend…

3100 Block Chartres

Anonymous comment card from artist Maxx Sizeler\'s exhibition at 2426 Bradish Place on May 19, 2007.\r\n\r\nComplete text: \"I lost part of my life with my house--but then I grew.\"\r\n\r\n\"NEIGHBORHOODS: 2426 BRADISH…

HI MY NAME IS DENNIS \r\nI FEEL BAD FOR YOU ALL I CRYED AND SOMETIMES WE DONT NOW WHY IT HAPPEN\r\nTOO GOOD PEPOLE I NOW ABOUT STORMS I WENT THOW ANDEW AND OTHERS SO I NOW WHAT THESEE DAM STORMS CAN DO RIGHT NOW IM A…