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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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It is difficult to find a place to begin this tale so for all greater convenience we shall brush over the days prior to the storm. I was employed at nice little establishment on St. Charles avenue called Al Copeland\'s…

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I decided to leave with my husband the Saturday prior to Katrina hitting. My husband and I really debated leaving. Our financial situation was pathetic and all we had was our rent money. After Ivan wiped us out, we were…

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I have lived 21 of my brief 25 years in south Louisiana. I have seen hurricanes come and go, and I have sat in traffic for what seemed liked days on end. I have heard the theories about the \"Big One\" and always thought…

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Hurricane Katrina has changed my whole life, from the way I think to the way I live. Saturday, August 28th, Katrina was rapidly approaching Louisiana through the Gulf of Mexico. I was in denial that we were going to…

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This is an essay that I wrote for my history class at the University of New Orleans. It is an account of what I experienced during Hurricane Katrina.

Essay of my Hurricane Experience for my History of New Orleans class.

I was working at Krispy Kreme in Metairie when I first heard about Hurricane Katrina coming toward the Gulf Coast. It was a typical Saturday and I really did not think the storm would be a major threat. We had a false…

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My husband and I along with our two children left our home in Kenner with a neighbor and his son on the Sunday before Katrina hit. We only packed two changes of clothes and some food. Never in my wildest dreams did I…

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Hurricane Katrina has changed our lives forever. I remember not really paying too much attention to her when she was growing stronger in the Gulf of Mexico and I did not want to evacuate. We always evacuate every year…

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Having endured a strong Tropical Storm Cindy early in the 2005 Hurricane Season and almost evacuating New Orleans for Hurricane Dennis, my sense of foreboding was alerted early when Hurricane Katrina became a Catagory 1…

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