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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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Having heard so much about Rita, I was anxious to see what my hometown of Beaumont, TX looked like a year after the storm. Driving into the city, at first I noticed little difference. Well, people exaggerated, I…

I remember feeling angry and disgusted with the government\'s reaction to the event. I remember hearing on NPR that FEMA wanted a faxed signature to send aid down there and being irritated that the federal government was…

my family was affected by wilma, which seems to have been forgotten or passed over by everyone maybe because the damage wasn\'t as dramatic or there wasn\'t that great racial component to play up.\r\nthe damage was…

My Katrina Story\r\n Living in New Orleans people prior to Hurricane Katrina stopped taking hurricanes seriously because many storms throughout the years that were predicted to hit New Orleans, never hit the city. So…

* A year since Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, my state of mind has completely changed. I can not take anything for granted anymore because of the storm. I lost lots of my family, friends, and posessions. One…

was at work one day doing inventory until my manager told me that we have to move the merchandise to the top, because we might be affected by a huge hurricane. I looked at the forecast online, and saw that it will pass…

I was at work one day doing inventory until my manager told me that we have to move the merchandise to the top, because we might be affected by a huge hurricane. I looked at the forecast online, and saw that it will pass…

would like to go on the record though that the surge that hit my house was at least 50 feet. our home was 33\' above sea level. we had a 3 ft porch. the ceilings in the house were 12\' ceilings. when the house broke…

News from Harbour Oaks Inn,Pass Christian, Mississippi\r\n\r\nThe Inn is closed as a result of Hurricane Katrina.\r\n\r\nTo all our dear friends, neighbors, and wonderful past guests:\r\nFrom: Diane Brugger\r\n\r\nMy…

A Letter from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.doc

A Letter from the…