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Eudora Welty House

The Eudora Welty House is literary museum located in the historic Belhaven neighborhood. Eudora Welty was a Pulitzer Prize winning author of international acclaim and her home and garden have been beautifully reconstructed to the 1925-1945 period.

Location Address:
1119 Pinehurst Street
Jackson, MS

Eudora Welty Library

Eudora Welty Library, named in Welty’s honor, houses The Mississippi Writers Room and Collection, which is a tribute to the state's wealth of writers, playwrights and poets who have called this place home.

Location Address:
300 North State St.
Jackson, MS

Evans Memorial Library - Aberdeen

This library and museum, nationally known for its historical materials, houses volumes of genealogical research materials.

Location Address:
105 N. Long St.
Aberdeen, MS

Faulkner Heritage Festival

Consists of a historic walking tour, writers workshops, genealogy workshops, art contest and a writing contest. The festival is topped off with a formal dinner and a movie.

Location Address:
Ripley, MS

Faulkner Literary Gardens

Beautiful garden that consist of all flora that is mentioned in New Albany's native son, William Faulkner's books.

Location Address:
114 Cleveland St.
New Albany, MS

Greenville Writers' Exhibit: William Alexander Percy Library

Showcases the River City's many prominent writers, including Shelby Foote, Ellen Douglas, Walker Percy, Beverly Lowry, and Clifton L. Taulbert - just to name a few.

Location Address:
341 Main St.
Greenville, MS

Hattiesburg Library

Beautiful structure with meeting rooms, outdoor courtyard and Mississippi Room. Also home to "The Spirit that Builds," a 167-foot circular mural suspended from the ceiling.

Location Address:
329 Hardy Street
Hattiesburg, MS

Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial Library

Local history room with extensive Mississippi and genealogical collections. Memorial room with antiques from the home of Margaret Reed Crosby and her husband, L.O. Crosby, Sr. The Library has a small collection of artwork by Pearl River County and Mississippi artists. Monthly exhibits

Location Address:
900 Goodyear Blvd.
Picayune, MS

Richard Wright Childhood Home

The childhood home of Richard Wright.

Location Address:
20 E. Woodlawn Street
Natchez, MS

Robinson-Carpenter Memorial Library

Guests will enjoy the serene surroundings and meeting facilities.

Location Address:
104 South Leflore
Cleveland, MS
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