Eudora Welty dreamed of camellias. More specifically, she once had an all-night dream in which she watched “all the billions of camellias in the world” gradually narrow down t ...

After demolition finishes, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History plans to build a new green space called Crigler ...

Eudora Welty was a short story writer and novelist known for her portrayals of the American South. She received the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel The Optimist’s Daughter.

Plans to tear down the building quickly developed, and the library's books and furniture were moved to storage over the course of several months. As of January 2025, the building still stands with the ...

First Presbyterian Day School kindergarten enjoyed an outing to the Eudora Welty House and Garden, with storytime, crafts, and activities in the garden.

Eudora Welty penned most of her literary masterpieces in her Jackson, Mississippi, home. “When she was living in New York, her mother would send camellias by express train from Jackson ...

The Eudora Welty Library, Jackson's flagship downtown library that's been shut down for years due to various maintenance issues, is coming down. Demolition started Thursday morning and is being ...

If you've driven along North State Street in recent months, you may have noticed a sign with the words "Future home of the Margaret Ann Crigler Park" hanging by the former Eudora Welty Library.

These beloved Southern blooms were a favorite of the Jackson native and literary genius. Eudora Welty dreamed of camellias. More specifically, she once had an all-night dream in which she watched ...

“When she was living in New York, her mother would send camellias by express train from Jackson, and they would arrive the next day,” says Jessica Russell, director of the Eudora Welty House ...