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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 and I went toTexas. We stayed in Houston,Texas with some friends. I heard that we only got alot of wind. I went to Barbara Jorden Elementary. I met my friend Johnny from C.T Janet Elementary. We also went to…

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We went to Houston, Texas and stayed with my cousin for about five days. I went with my mom and dad. \r\n\r\nWe left Houston and went to Gonzales, Louisiana and stayed with another cousin. I went to G W Carver School in…

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For the Hurricane I had to evacuate to Tennesse,but the road there was tough.First my dad had to drive me and my sister over to Laffayette.There we stayed with my Aunt and Uncle.My mom who lived in New Orleans,next to…

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My name is Bobbie Moreau, I had a 5000 sq. home in Nairn, LA going toward Venice. My daughter and I and 4 month old premature baby on heart monitor stayed home for Katrina. I had a generator and we were fine until…

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During the hurricane,I was in Metairie.After Katrina passed,we tried everyway to get to New Orleans,\r\nto see if I could\'ve got my two dogs.Though we tried every way to get to our house on Chefmentur Highway\r\nbut we…

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For the hurricane I went to Texas. It was boring there but it was clean and there was a lot of things to see. I didn`t like the school I went to but I liked the teachers.I got lost in the school I went to in…

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When I knew Hurricane Katrina was going to hit Louisiana, I was so scared I cried. Then we got a hotel in Houston, Texas. Sunday, the day before the hurricane hit, I evacuated. A few days after the hurricane we called…

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During Hurricane Katrina I had gone to Texas.First we went to a hotel called La Quinta Inn.We had fun, they had a pool and jacuzzii.I had faimly with me faimly not from my house that is.Then we found out some more of my…

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The day before Hurricane Katrina hit, everyone in my family that lived here came over to my house to watch Katrina closing in on us. My dad wasn\'t going to leave, but when Mom pleaded telling about the electrical…

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I\'m generally not one to run from an adventure, for example a right proper storm. I\'ve been in eight or nine hurricanes and typhoons. I was in the eye of Agnes in 1972 - still one of my favorite memories. I\'ve…

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