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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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I was a volunteer with the Red Cross relief effort for Katrina during the time that Rita roared ashore. My specific job was as the contact person for shelters in the Jackson Mississippi area. I called them each day and…

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The first time I met Katrina (the hurricane, that is) was when she crossed over the Florida peninsula. At that time, forecasters and many computer models forecasted a Pensacola, FL landfall. I never gave it much thought…

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On Sunday, August 28, my husband, myself and my dog decided to ride out the storm at a French Quarter hotel.\r\n\r\nOn Monday afternoon after the storm was gone, we decided to go outsite to check it out. There were very…

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Surviving Hurricane Katrina\r\nRod E. Emmer, Baton Rouge, LA\r\nSeptember 4, 2005\r\n\r\nIn order to discuss Hurricane Katrina I must provide a brief introduction to one New Orleans family’s preparation for hurricanes. …

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To the extent local, state and federal governments failed to meet the challenges presented by Katrina, each has pointed fingers at the others. The song \\\'Get It Right\\\' emphasizes that after all the finger pointing…

Once the rising water destroyed the city, the hope has been the city will rise again better and stronger - hence the song \\\'Rising.\\\'

In the days following Katrina, we believed our home in Kenner was destroyed, and we even rented a broken down house in Prairieville, Louisiana for the months ahead. The feelings of loss, longing and hope during that…

I am a native New Orleanian. I\'ve lived in Louisiana - including New Orleans, Alexandria, and Baton Rouge - all of my life except for two summers. Most time was spent in New Orleans, and second most in Baton Rouge. I…

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10-19-05 NY,NY\r\nA Podcast interview with Jac from DefendNewOrleans.COM

9-31-05 W. Memphis\r\nPodcast interview with Michael Lawler from Slidell made from the hotel in W. Memphis. He was a property owner that had many properties in the suddenly demolished 9th Ward