Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home

Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home Visit and experience the childhood home of one of America's most important writers.

The Flannery O’Connor Home Foundation is dedicated to preserving the birthplace of author Flannery O’Connor and providing educational opportunities through guided tours, informative lectures and literary events. The Foundation encourages the discovery and exploration of O’Connor’s rich body of work and the interpretation of her writing by contemporary readers, authors and artists.

Wishing our student and teacher friends a great start to the new school year!“Coming back affects some people worse than...
08/15/2026

Wishing our student and teacher friends a great start to the new school year!

“Coming back affects some people worse than others.” This cartoon linocut was created and captioned by Flannery O’Connor and published on March 20th, 1943 in Georgia State College for Women’s student paper, The Colonnade (“Flannery O’Connor: The Cartoons” edited by Kelly Gerald).

Please join us on September 25th at 6:30pm in the magnificent Regina Coeli Hall of the Cathedral Basilica of St John the...
08/09/2026

Please join us on September 25th at 6:30pm in the magnificent Regina Coeli Hall of the Cathedral Basilica of St John the Baptist for the Peacock Party!! 🍾

This festive gala fundraiser will feature hot jazz by Swing del Sur, marquee guest David Levy presenting on Flannery O’Connor’s art, a silent auction, southern hors d’oeuvres, themed drinks, kindred company, and more all in honor of Savannah’s most famous author and in support of the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home Museum.
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🦚 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲
We invite host sponsors to lend their names and support to this premier fundraising event. Host committee members will enjoy certain benefits such as a private champagne toast to kick off the party.
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🦚 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝗦𝘄𝗮𝗻, 𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹
We invite you or company to champion this gala and the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home at a higher level of annual sponsorship. These levels include guest tickets to the Peacock Party and featured promotion.

For more information and to buy your tickets, please visit www.givebutter.com/2026-peacock-party.

We’re so grateful for all support and we can’t wait to celebrate with you!

For our next book club meeting, we will be discussing “The Dead” by James Joyce, the most famous short story from his re...
07/31/2026

For our next book club meeting, we will be discussing “The Dead” by James Joyce, the most famous short story from his renowned 1914 collection Dubliners.

This discussion on August 30th will be moderated by Dr. John Wells, a recovering academic who spent a couple decades bouncing around the country in visiting faculty positions specializing in literary criticism and contemporary avant-garde fiction before settling down in this region to be close to family.
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Capacity is limited so please register through our website: www.flanneryoconnorhome.org/flannery-reading-club

*All of our book club selections are financially accessible. Each selection can be rented at the library, bought for less than $10, or found online as a free pdf. Please email us if you would like assistance acquiring this title: [email protected].

07/24/2026

Please save the date for our 2026 Peacock Party!

Our annual gala returns to the magnificent Regina Coeli Hall of Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist on September 25th for a night of hot jazz, a silent auction, southern bites, and more all in honor of Flannery O'Connor and in support of our museum and foundation.

Detailed invitation to follow 🦚

If you or your company would like to sponsor this event, please reach out to [email protected] for more information.

[Graphic and video by Kim White]

For National Cousins Day, we are proud to honor Kate Flannery Semmes, or Cousin Katie as she was known to the O’Connors....
07/24/2026

For National Cousins Day, we are proud to honor Kate Flannery Semmes, or Cousin Katie as she was known to the O’Connors.

With her early electric car and imposing parlor portrait, Cousin Katie nearly steals the spotlight on our tours from her famous younger cousin, Flannery O’Connor.

She was landlord, benefactress, and beloved family member to Flannery and her parents during the Great Depression, keeping them afloat and even spoiling them during a very unstable time. She championed Flannery from the day she was born with a very fancy pram until the day of her own death in 1958 when she named Flannery as the successive owner of 207 E. Charlton Street.

To learn more about Cousin Katie and her influence on Flannery’s life, come take a tour with us at 11am, 1pm, or 3pm Thursday-Sunday.

Image courtesy of Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O’Connor, 2019.1.243, gift of Louise Florencourt.

To celebrate World Emoji Day, we have a fun challenge for you!Who can guess the three Flannery O’Connor short stories fr...
07/17/2026

To celebrate World Emoji Day, we have a fun challenge for you!

Who can guess the three Flannery O’Connor short stories from these emoji clues?

We will confirm correct answers in the comments!

“Most of us have learned to be dispassionate about evil, to look it in the face and find, as often as not, our own grinn...
07/10/2026

“Most of us have learned to be dispassionate about evil, to look it in the face and find, as often as not, our own grinning reflections with which we do not argue, but good is another matter. Few have stared at that long enough to accept the fact that its face too is grotesque, that in us the good is something under construction.”

This quote is from the “Introduction to A Memoir of Mary Ann”, which Flannery O’Connor wrote for a book about a young cancer patient penned by the Dominican nuns who cared for her.

This essay is included in “Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose” edited by Sally and Robert Fitzgerald.

“Freedom cannot be conceived simply. It is a mystery and one which a novel, even a comic novel, can only be asked to dee...
07/03/2026

“Freedom cannot be conceived simply. It is a mystery and one which a novel, even a comic novel, can only be asked to deepen.” - Flannery O’Connor

This quote is from “The Mystery of Freedom”, which Flannery wrote as an introduction to the second edition of “Wise Blood” in 1962. It is included in the collection “Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose” edited by Sally and Robert Fitzgerald.

The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, July 4th. We hope that you all have a very safe and enjoyable holiday. 🇺🇸

“I am about convinced now that my novel is finished. It has reached a stage where it is a pleasure for me to type it so ...
06/12/2026

“I am about convinced now that my novel is finished. It has reached a stage where it is a pleasure for me to type it so I presume it is done. I sit all day typing and grinning like the Cheshire cat. There is nothing like being pleased with your own efforts—and this is the best stage—before it is published and begins to be misunderstood…”

Flannery O’Connor expressed her delight over completing her second novel “The Violent Bear it Away” in a letter to playwright Maryat Lee, her dear friend, on July 5th 1959.

(“The Habit of Being” edited by Sally Fitzgerald)

We had the privilege of participating in a fantastic symposium this week hosted by the Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable...
06/05/2026

We had the privilege of participating in a fantastic symposium this week hosted by the Mary Flannery O’Connor Charitable Trust and focusing on Flannery in Savannah.

It was so special to hear directly from the many impressive visiting scholars on various aspects of Flannery’s work and life and a joy to host them at the Childhood Home for tours and a reception.

The symposium concluded last night with Flannery-inspired poetry by .a.odonnell and music by in the courtyard of her alma mater .

We are so lucky to be a part of this widespread and passionate Flannery family full of countless champions working to keep Flannery’s legacy thriving and the conversation going for generations to come.

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207 E Charlton Street
Savannah, GA
31401

Opening Hours

Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+19122336014

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