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Maude Whiteman's Courage Recalled
Maude WhitemanMaude Whiteman, 61, survived the Winecoff Hotel fire and saved the lives of eight others. Whiteman operated the Winecoff Hotel's cigar shop by day but had agreed to stay in the hotel...
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Winecoff Fire Facebook Discussion
Facebook user, Jim Wesberry, ignited quite a discussion when he asked if anyone remembers Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel fire. The Facebook thread is here.
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Winecoff Author Presents New Book
Today Winecoff Fire co-author, Sam Heys, announced the release of his newest book, Remembering Henry Harris. Harris was the first African-American athlete to earn a major sports scholarship in the Deep...
View ArticleFacebook Users Remember The Winecoff Fire
As the 74th anniversary of the Winecoff fire approaches Facebook is abuzz with talk and remembrances of the tragic event. Links are here, here and here
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Winecoff Fire 74th Anniversary Articles
Seventy-four years ago today Atlanta's Winecoff Hotel burned. 119 perished. Ed Grisamore has written about the fire for The Macon Telegraph. His anniversary article is here. Also, The...
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A Once in a Lifetime Test of Courage
Grover C. Williams 1939Friday night in Atlanta, the war was over and a festive atmosphere pervaded the city. After a night on the town, 35-year-old Grover Williams and a buddy were looking for a room....
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Vintage Goodson Family Photos Surface
Gladys Goodson and son, Joe III circa 1943Newly discovered photos of the Goodson family of Clay City, Illinois have surfacd. Cheryl Fowler tells the story of her discovery here. The photos are here.
View ArticleWinecoff Book's New-Media Debut Ahead
The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire is now available in e-book format and will soon be available as an audio-book. Look for more details on winecoff.org in November....
View ArticleWinecoff Book Makes New-Media Debut
The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire is now available in e-book and audio-book form. The e-book is here.The audio-book is available on Google Play, Chirp, Scribd and...
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December 7th is the 75th anniversary of the Winecoff Hotel fire that killed 119 people, shook Georgia to its roots and inflicted much lasting misery - but ultimately impacted fire safety codes around...
View ArticleAtlanta Journal-Constitution - 75th Anniversay Article
In Atlanta, December 7th is a date that lives in infamy for two reasons: the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire. Veteran Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Bo Emerson has...
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Gainesville, Georgia Plaque Re-Dedication December 7th
Winecoff fire victims Suzanne Moore, Ella Sue Mitchum, Gwen McCoy & Francis ThompsonThe Gainesville Times reports a brief ceremony is planned at Gainesville High School December 7th at 4:30 p.m. to...
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Gainesville High School Plaque Re-Dedicated
A brief but moving ceremony was held at Gainesville High School December 7th to re-dedicate the school's plaque honoring the memory of the four senior girls - Gwen McCoy, Ella Sue Mitchum, Suzanne...
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Who Was She?
Ruth Powell, 16When Winecoff Fire reader, Ashley Webb, 35, found an old photo among her grandmother's effects she started asking questions but got few answers from her family. "She was killed in a...
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Winecoff Fire Authors Speak at Georgia Tech
Winecoff Fire co-authors Allen B. Goodwin (L) and Sam Heys (R)Sam Heys points to firefighter Richard Ellington using his ladder to cross a ten-foot alleyway into room 1518 of the Winecoff Hotel. The...
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The Winecoff Fire - New Media Editions
The Winecoff Fire: The Untold Story of America's Deadliest Hotel Fire is also available in e-book and audio-book form. The e-book is here.The audio-book is available on Audible, Spotify, Google Play,...
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Sam Heys Pens Rosalynn Carter Tribute For AJC
See today's Atlanta Journal-Constitution, page A15, for a moving personal tribute to Rosalynn Carter written by Winecoff Fire co-author, Sam Heys. Also on AJC.com.
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Winecoff Fire 77th Anniversary Today
Atlanta, Georgia: In the early morning hours of December 7, 1946 a suspicious fire tore through the Winecoff Hotel claiming the lives of 119 people. Dozens more were injured. Despite the enormous...
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Beloved Georgia Minister Truett Gannon Passes
Rev. Dr. J. Truett Gannon, a beloved Georgia Baptist minister and eyewitness to the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire died July 18, 2024. Services will be held at Smoke Rise Baptist Church, 5901 Hugh Howell Rd,...
View ArticleJanet Cox & Winecoff Authors To Speak Oct. 8th
Janet Cox, the daughter of Winecoff fire survivor Dorothy Moen Cox will speak to the Dekalb County Historical Society Tuesday October 8th at 6:30 p.m. She will share photos, videos and memorabilia of...
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