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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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My family was very blessed during the \"Two Hurricanes\". We did not lose our house nor did we sustain any damage. The biggest impact that I have felt since the infamous \"Summer of \'05\" is the complete and total…

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my family and i had sufford a really bad hurricane.it was so bad and wrong.i was mad and so sad cause i lost some of my family members.

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My husband serves our country in the US Coast Guard and we were being transferred to Houma, La a few months before Katrina hit. Our belongings were being stored on the east side of New Orleans when Katrina hit as we were…

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WELL MY MOM WAS THE REASON WE ALL STAYED BEHIND.SHE THOUGHT THE WATER WAS NOT GOING TO GET ANY HIGHER,BUT SHE WAS WRONG.SO BY THE THIRD DAY WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO WALK IN ALL THAT NASTY WATER.I FELT SO DIRTY I HAVE…

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When Katrina struck the Slidell, Louisiana area I was the Team Leader/Broker for Keller Williams Realty. Our office had 78 real estate agents at the time and 3 employees. My family evacuated to Birmingham, Alabama. …

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My partner and I lived in a house at 735 Dumaine at the corner of Durbon Street (next door to the Clover Grill, for y\'all that know that area). We were bi-city guys and also had a place in San Francisco. I had left late…

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A humorous song about spending time in the French Quarter, written and performed by Phil Melancon.

\"Cafe du Monde\"

A song about living in Louisiana.

\"Down Here\"

Phil Melancon writes many children\'s songs like this one.

\"Just Pals\"

Phil wrote and continues to write numerous songs for children like this one.

\"I Love Nachos\"

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