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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 17h

Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Me.
#tuesdayart

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 1d

From our LUNCH & LEARN: Happy Birthday, U.S. Navy lecture on Friday. #USNavy #lecture

World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 4d

IN THE COLLECTION

Letterpress printing block of the “Old Brick Church,” now St. Luke's Historic Church & Museum.

Letterpress printing blocks, also known as printing plates or ink block stamps, were used in traditional printing to transfer an image or text to paper.

#inthecollection

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 5d

Leif with Ham.
Today is Leif Erikson Day, the annual observance honoring the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000 CE, led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on the continent of North America.
#smallmuseumsrock #leiferiksonday #ham

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 6d

Brown is the “it” color of the season and the museum’s very own fashionistas are rocking several shades from a light peanut hue to a rich deep World’s Oldest Ham tone. Check out these Fall Fashion Inspo Pics!

#Inspo #2025Trends #MochaMousse #Fall2025Fashion, #ChocolateBrown

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 7d

Nighthams.
#tuesdayart #hopper

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 8d

An image from our Fort Huger walking tour on Saturday!
If you missed it, visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=tE-32K7h41k to learn about the fort's history. #CivilWarTrails #tour #VisitVirginia

World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 11d

Promotional puzzle from @smithfieldfoods.bsky.social.
#inthecollection #puzzle

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 12d

This group of ladies toured the museum yesterday as part of their Smithfield and Isle of Wight County Hambassador training by our Tourism department.
Visit www.genuinesmithfieldva.com/hambassadors to learn more about this program. #tourism #newfriends

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 13d

Happy World Postcard Day!
Join us at 12:30 p.m. for a postcard history lecture, and afterwards, address a postcard in the museum's gift shop to celebrate the postcardiest day of the year! #WorldPostcardDay

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 14d

Smithfield, Virginia is lively for all ages! #VisitSoon
11 Liveliest Virginia Towns For Active Seniors - www.worldatlas.com/cities/11-li...

11 Liveliest Virginia Towns For Active Seniors

These communities balance walkable main streets, cultural richness, and outdoor escapes, making them some of the liveliest Virginia towns for active seniors.

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 14d

Hamerican Gothic!
#tuesdayart #GrantWood

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 15d

Segment produced by @whropublicmedia.bsky.social featuring Museum Director Jennifer England and 1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse Director David Hundley! #VA250
Check it out: shorturl.at/4rZxl

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 18d

Button...button...who's got the button?
Cast pewter button, circa 1780, with the interlocking initials USA on face. From our Windsor Castle collection. #VA250 #button #inthecollection

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 19d

BEST MUSEUM!
We were awarded a Hammy Award from The Smithfield Times for being the BEST MUSEUM!
#smallmuseumsrock

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 20d

Giddyup!
Wooden pack saddle, early 1900s.
#inthecollection

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 21d

Me and a pretty lady.
#tuesdayart #monalisa

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 22d

Birthday Celebration!
Jimmy Robinson and Chris Garrett celebrated their birthdays with a trip to the museum. Their friend Daniel Patterson, in the middle, was excited to spend time with them and me! #HappyBirthday

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 25d

Magnets and postcards now in the museum's gift shop!
#giftshop #moods

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 26d

Joe and Alice Campo of Smithfield, Virginia, stopped by to make sure that my case-mates and I were getting along. They have nothing to worry about! #friendsforever

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 27d

Drone footage from Saturday night at the Isle of Wight County Fair, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
Make your plans for next year: www.thefairiscoming.com
youtu.be/yo28SamDLKg #countyfair #drone

Isle of Wight County Fair 2025

YouTube video by Isle of Wight County Museum

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 27d

Ladies from Virginia Tourism Corporation's Northern Virginia Gateway stopped in for a visit yesterday! #visitvirginia

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 28d

There's no time like fair time! This weekend's Isle of Wight County Fair was spectacular, and museum staff captured these great images to add to our collection. #VisitVirginia #Fair #IsleofWightCountyVA

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 29d

This weekend, we visited Main Street Baptist Church for help identifying individuals in photos from the Albert Durant Photography Collection belonging to Special Collections of John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg. #Community #communitypartners #smallmuseumsrock

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · Sep 12

September 17 to 23 is CONSTITUTION WEEK!
Through the 23rd, those finding a patriotic rock in Windsor Castle Park can bring it to the museum for a gift from the Col. William Allen Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. #ConstitutionWeek #DAR

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