Back in the distant 1950s, a woman named Foy Calbret lost her wallet. Sixty-five years later, it was discovered by Chris Escobar, the current owner of the oldest cinema in Atlanta.
This discovery occurred during a major renovation of the cinema when Escobar decided to dismantle one of the walls and found the wallet buried under a pile of debris in a hidden space. This was reported by CNN.
Inside the wallet were photographs, postcards, and even a lottery ticket from 1959 for a chance to win a new Chevrolet. Escobar took it upon himself to track down the owner’s family. Initially, there were some challenges, as during that time women often took their husband's last name, and the name Foy Calbret led nowhere.
Escobar's wife, Nicole, managed to find an obituary for Foy’s husband, Roy Calbret. The obituary mentioned a charity golf tournament—the Calbret Cup. With this information, they were able to locate 71-year-old Thea Chamberlain, the daughter of the Calbret couple.
It turned out that Foy Calbret was a very beautiful and pleasant woman who was actively involved in community service—teaching in Sunday school and organizing charity events for children with cerebral palsy.
Among the items in the wallet, Chamberlain even found her insurance card and a childhood note to the doctor, as she was only 6 years old at the time the wallet was lost. The return of these memories stirred up many emotions for her, as if her mother had returned to the family.
Ultimately, the entire Calbret family—children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren—came to the cinema to reclaim the wallet that had been lost 65 years ago. According to Escobar, this helped them recover a lost piece of their family history that dates back only to the 1950s.