The Wacky White House Annual Easter Egg Roll

The Annual White House Easter Egg Roll is a tradition that is held at the White house on the day after Easter, each year since it began. The tradition started in 1878 for the kids of the White House, by the wife of then-President Rutherford Hayes, Lucy. The first egg rolls were private ones, meant only for the children of the White House. During the presidency of James Madison, between 1809 and 1817 the Egg Roll became public. The First Lady, Dolly, changed the tradition to make it an event for others to enjoy. To learn more about what Egg Rolling is, go to Wikipedia.

For a history of the Easter Egg Roll, visit Clinton2. Many pictures have been taken of the event in years past; to view them, click on Picture History and About. At this same website, the most current information on the Egg Roll can be found here. Travelblog and Nps.gov also have many pictures of this event throughout the years. For more information on the history of the egg roll, visit the site Helium.

Google offers pages of timelines for the Easter Egg Roll event. Here, readers can learn when the egg roll was started, and continue on through the years with many different, informative articles. Many articles tell of what famous actor, singer or star attended the event, as well as other happenings of the day. For more reading on the egg roll at the White House, visitors can read up on it at Ezine and Associated Content.