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A Mother's Poem Discovered
. Mary Lou MurphyWinecoff Fire reader R. Michael Murphy has shared with Winecoff.Org a poem his grandmother wrote after the loss of her fourteen year old daughter,...
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Thomaston Girls Remembered
Patsy UpholdWinecoff Fire reader Mary Marsh has written a lovely remembrance of the Youth Assembly delegates from Thomaston, Georgia and their faculty adviser who perished in the fire. In it she...
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Appeal For Information
Winecoff.org is seeking to locate family or friends of two soldiers from Ft. Bragg, N.C., whose names appear on the December 7, 1946 Winecoff Hotel guest list above.Capt. William C. Wilford and Lt....
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Last Letter Discovered
Robbie June Moye with her mother Eva MoyeThe last letter that Winecoff fire victim Robbie June Moye wrote to her mother has been discovered by a family member.The letter was written on Thursday night,...
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Winecoff Firefighters Reunite
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin Cochran welcomes Winecoff firefighters R.B. Sprayberry, Rick Roberts and Jim SmithThe sixty-fifth anniversary of the Winecoff Hotel fire was marked by the return of three...
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Rick Roberts
The Atlanta Fire Rescue Department has announced the passing of retired Battalion Chief Thomas H. "Rick" Roberts. In 1946, then Private Roberts was summoned to the Winecoff Hotel fire on the first...
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Big Bets
Winecoff Fire co-author Sam Heys never undertakes anything small. The former Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter has completed another epic book. Big Bets: The Decisions & Leaders That Shaped...
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Thomaston Plaques Re-dedicated
A crowd of seventy people filled Memorial Hall in Thomaston, Georgia to re-dedicate the plaques honoring the Youth Assembly delegates and their faculty advisor who perished in the Winecoff Hotel fire....
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Mary Minor Photos Newly Acquired
Mary Minor and Daughter MimiThis newly acquired photo of Winecoff fire victim Mary Minor comes to us courtesy of her daughter, Mimi Minor Duncan, who was four years old at the time of the fire. Mary...
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Scorched Letter
Click To EnlargeThis letter was scorched by the Winecoff fire. Fire victim Jerry Jenkins, 15, wrote the letter to her boyfriend, Herman Easom, a few hours before the fire broke out. It was later...
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Eloise Buck Photos Acquired
Eloise Evelyn BuckEloise Buck perished in the Winecoff fire at age 40. Her academic career was in full bloom when she came to Atlanta on behalf of The Katherine Gibbs School, a private women's school...
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Bess Dansby
Winecoff fire survivor Bess Dansby was badly injured when she fell from the window of room 730 to the roof of Chandler's Shoe Store, next to the Winecoff Hotel. Now, Robert B. Simpson has written a...
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Tragedy On Luckie Street
Author Donna Bowman debuted her newest book, Tragedy on Luckie Street, Saturday in Atlanta. The book details the fatal fire and explosion that destroyed the Davis Brothers Cafeteria in 1971. She was...
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Virginia Torbert Treasures
This photo of Winecoff fire victim Virginia Torbert is surrounded by three of her simple treasures: a decorative tea set, a bracelet (recovered from the fire scene) and a bottle of cologne, given to...
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Meet Ace Research Assistant Chet Wallace
Chet WallaceThe Winecoff Fire co-authors, Sam Heys and Allen B. Goodwin are pleased to recognize the good work of Chet Wallace. Said Sam Heys, "Two years ago Chet had never heard of the Winecoff Hotel...
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Passing Ships
On December 6, 1946, just hours before the Winecoff fire, this photo was taken in Georgia's state capitol building as the Youth Assembly Conference was gaveled to order. The bobby-soxed girl in the...
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Ninety-Nine-Years Ago Today
Winecoff Hotel construction began in 1912Photo by Starbuck Jones April 17, 1913Ninety-nine years ago today, on October 13, 1913, the Winecoff Hotel opened for business. But construction began one...
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Betty Huguley's Escape Remembered
Betty Huguley On Her Wedding Day In 1953Sixty-six years ago today Betty Huguley escaped the Winecoff fire. She showed poise, calm and courage as she edged along a tiny eight inch ledge, four floors...
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Dot Tyner Remembered On Fire's Anniversary
Dorothy Tyner perished on this day in 1946. She and the 118 other victims of the Winecoff Hotel fire inspired the fire safety codes the world relies on.
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The sixty-sixth Winecoff fire anniversary was marked by newspaper articles in Rome, Albany and Thomaston, Georgia. Read them here: Rome News Tribune here Albany Herald here Thomaston Times here.
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