Hurricane Digital Memory Bank

Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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.

Media Coverage. I think that New Orleans received too much of Media Coverage. St. Bernard, Plaquemines, and Mississippi Gulf Coast were basically wiped out compared to the city, and I don\'t include the ninth ward in the New Orleans, B/C the 9th ward like st bernard was totally destroyed. The CITY< EVERYTHING ON THE NEWS FOR DAYS FOLLOWING WE WERE LITERALLY IN THE DARK. AND I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT.

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“[Untitled],” Hurricane Digital Memory Bank, accessed October 17, 2024, https://hurricanearchive.org./items/show/4226.

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Collecting and Preserving the Stories of Katrina and Rita

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