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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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A brief History of Dixie Beer.

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I was not in the huracane but had family members that were but i don\'t know them but anymways i am in the seventh grade and i was wanting to let u no that i thnk that the people that survived this has been blessed…

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Local church hosted groups from Fall of 2005 until Fall of 2008. List of Churches that stayed in the church to assist in recovery efforts.

John Calvin…

DVD of May 2006 Mission Trip to New Orleans and Gulf Coast

Knox Presbyterian…

My Katrina story begins on the Saturday before the storm hit. My family was preparing for my sister in law\'s baby shower. We almost cancelled it because people we\'re leaving town. We thought they we\'re crazy and just…

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hurricane gustav was another close call and tha t hurricane made me glad that i stayed in memphis my entire family came to stay with me i had over 22 people in my house my brother had been telling me i need to come on…

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i stay on the roof of the hospital lakeland medical center for 3 days before the coast guard rescued me my boss called me sunday nite to see if i could work because nearly all the hospital staff had evacuated. reserved…

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The summer before Katrina I got a job with my long time friend at her dad\'s animal hospital. It is a 24 hour hospital with boarding as well as animal care. Well when Katrina was on its way, the place filled up. Not only…

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The Mississippi Gulf Coast is very near and dear to my heart. I lived in Gulfport, MS for seven years before moving to Arkansas. For the seven years of education that I received in Mississippi, five of those discussed…

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i DID NOT HAVE A HOME THAT WAS AFFECTED BY THE STORMS. BUT, MY LIFE WAS AFFECTED NONETHELESS. i AM A STUDENT AND A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO. I AM ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE BECAUSE I AM A GUNSHOT VICTIM. BUT WHEN GUSTAV AND…

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