Documentary:  Bolling Wilson Hotel:  History, Heritage, Hospitality

Learn the story of a little hotel deep in the mountains that saves a community by celebrating the many layers of its colorful heritage - a long history involving resort hotels, hard working families, and a prolific First Lady.

Discover Edith Bolling Wilson’s birthplace, family home, and presidential historic site in downtown Wytheville, Virginia.

As one of only eight historic sites across the country dedicated to the interpretation of a First Lady, this museum tells the story of the overlooked, yet vitally important role Edith Bolling Wilson played in the White House at a pivotal moment during World War I. 

​Visit the Edith Bolling Wilson Birthplace Museum and tour the historic Bolling Family Home to discover how Edith Bolling Wilson's early life in the town of Wytheville, Virginia, prepared her for life as First Lady and learn how her stewardship of governmental duties earned her such labels as “The Secret President” and “The First Woman President.”

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Join our Team

We're looking for some great individuals to join Team Edith as volunteers. If you can offer a few hours per month, contact us now.

Collections

Check out the special objects held in the museum's collections.
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First Lady's Patch Girl Scout Program

A patch program celebrating the first honorary Girl Scout President
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Girl Scouts & WWI

What were Girl Scouts doing 100 years ago to get badges? 
GIRL SCOUTS DURING 'THE GREAT WAR'

Museum Wish List

Do you have historic photos of the Bolling Building or period antiques like those that would have furnished the Bolling home?
WISH LIST

Edith's 1904 Driver's License

This endangered artifact has a special story.

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NEWS

A Note from the Museum's Founder...

In 1989, Bill and I purchased the Bolling Family Home in Wytheville. At that time, we had an idea, a dream if you will, to somehow share the Edith Bolling Wilson story that began in this small rural Virginia town... Read More

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