Tales from the Archives: The 1926 Miami Hurricane Recounted First- and Secondhand
Thursday, 09/19/2024-, 01:00 pm-02:00 pm

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Cost: Free

“The Great Hurricane,” as it was called in its day, ripped through South Florida in September of 1926. In these early years of Miami’s development as a city, the population had grown to about 100,000. However, few firsthand accounts survive to document the experience of individuals who endured the storm.

Journey with us online through Special Collections’ archives with Reference Assistant Chelsea Jacks, and experience the surviving stories of the storm and its damage from nearly a century ago through letters, telegrams, postcards, and photographs.