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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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\r\nMy current regret is that I hadn\'t met those fellows before. I like their trade style. No emotions attached and they ensure that my principal is protected with proper risk management. Those are the qualities of a…

When hurricanes hit, there is a great risk that the thousands of chemicals we Americans store in houses and garages will end up in waterways. These include pesticides, paints and coatings, fuels and oils, cleaning…

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Submitted 2/12/10\r\n\r\nI have an odd post-Katrina story to tell. \r\n\r\nI had evacuated to South Beach, FL for Katrina for five weeks (which was surreal in and of itself) and arrived home to my apartment in the…

Growing up on the Mississippi, New Orleans always seemed like the immutable pivot around which life centered. Seeing the images of destruction threw everything into doubt. How could this happen? How could I help? I do…