Speaking of hurricanes…Hurricane Digital Memory Bank
The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank: Preserving the Stories of Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Anyone can contribute photos, text, audio, video. It’s not strictly oral history, but can include it. It is a digital repository that anyone can contribute to.
From the about page:
The Hurricane Digital Memory Bank uses electronic media to collect, preserve, and present the stories and digital record of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media and the University of New Orleans, in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History and other partners, organized this project.
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