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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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Just a short power point about the lakefront, dealing with the old spanish fort and the amusement park that came out of it. Also, included is Pontchartrain Beach.

Lakefront: Spanish…

About the History of Jazz Music in New Orleans

Although this brief history of carnival does not have much to do with the hurricanes, it is an important memory just the same. For me, as I am sure it is for many others, Mardi Gras is the silver lining. It is the…

This is the history of the New Orleans Buccaneers in a nutshell.

This is on the history of Jesuit High School in a nutshell by me.

This is a Research project I did for my history class.

Information on the Myrtles Plantation in St. Francesville, LA.

This is a power point on the Andrew Higgins boats that were made in New Orleans. Higgins Industries is especially significant because their landing craft played an essential role in the D-Day invasion of Normandy.

The file I am sharing is a PowerPoint Presentation on the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians. Enjoy!

A powerpoint presentation documenting Pontchartrain Beach.