ABOUT
The Emily Smith Reception House (the former Gooch home) was a gift to the Foundation from the late Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and is named after a long-time Board Chair, Emily Pancake Smith.

Mrs. Smith was the Founding Secretary of the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace Foundation when it was formed in 1938 and later served as President of the Foundation from 1957 until 1973.  She was then appointed as the first President Emeritus of the Foundation until her death in 1975.

Smith House is located between Wilson's Birthplace and the Woodrow Wilson Museum.

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Upcoming Events
Education Station
Sep 19
Education Station

Every Friday, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum invites you to join our Education Stations program! These weekly sessions feature carefully curated educational experiences that bring different aspects of our exhibits to life through interactive learning.

Speaker Series: Diplomats at War, a personal memoir by Charles Trueheart
Sep 25
Speaker Series: Diplomats at War, a personal memoir by Charles Trueheart
Education Station
Sep 26
Education Station

Every Friday, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum invites you to join our Education Stations program! These weekly sessions feature carefully curated educational experiences that bring different aspects of our exhibits to life through interactive learning.

Education Station
Oct 3
Education Station

Every Friday, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum invites you to join our Education Stations program! These weekly sessions feature carefully curated educational experiences that bring different aspects of our exhibits to life through interactive learning.

Speaker Series: An Evening With Joe Jackson
Oct 23
Speaker Series: An Evening With Joe Jackson

Award-winning author Joe Jackson joins us to discuss his new book, Splendid Liberators, a sweeping history of the Spanish-American War.

Speaker Series: Staunton's Rich Architectural Heritage and Its Renewal
Nov 20
Speaker Series: Staunton's Rich Architectural Heritage and Its Renewal

William “Bill” Frazier is a co-founder of Frazier Associates, an architectural firm specializing in urban planning and design guidelines across the southeastern United States. Bill’s presentation will reflect on 50 years of revitalization in the city of Staunton, Virginia from 1975 to 2025.