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

2026 PAN HAM PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS Congrats to entrants and winners for this annual photo contest! #photocontest #winners --First Place: Rehoboth Beach, Del. --Second Place: Carcassonne, France --Third Place: Turkey and pork! For more info: www.historicisleofwight.com/pan-ham-photo-contest.html

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Addressing postcards during our LUNCH & LEARN: World Postcard Day event! #WorldPostcardDay

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

For his birthday, Steve Allen of Chesapeake, Va., paid of a visit to me! #birthday

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Stuart Hallett and Barbara Hansford spent Wednesday afternoon in Smithfield! #visitors

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thursday is World Postcard Day. Join the worldwide celebration by attending our 12:30 p.m. lecture on written communication. Bring some of your postcards to share and an address so that you can mail a card to your bestie! #postcard #mail #WorldPostcardDay

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Receipt for medical services in Isle of Wight County, Va., 1903. Note that partial payment was made with 37 pounds of beef. #receipt #beef

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Virginia Publick Claims are historical records detailing goods and services that Virginians provided to the Continental Army to be later reimbursed by the state. This presentation highlights records from Isle of Wight County, Va. #VA250 #americanrevolutionarywar www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtVV...

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During the Several Invasions of the Enemy: Virginia Publick Claims in Isle of Wight County, Va.

YouTube video by Isle of Wight County Museum

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Woodland United Methodist Church, Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Va., late 1800s. #organ #church

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This aerial of Battery Park was likely photographed prior to World War II. Colorized here, it shows the community’s bustling Battery Park Fish and Oyster Company. #isleofwightcountyva #inthecollection #oyster

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Shapes and shadows with Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation's RISE program on Friday! We discussed silhouettes which boomed in popularity between 1790 and 1840 as an affordable and quick alternative to painted portraits. #parksandrecreation #outreach #community #art

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Where the County comes together! This weekend's Isle of Wight County Fair was amazing. So many memories because today's special events are tomorrow's history. #FairFun #community #isleofwightcountyva

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's not too early to start planning for 2027 with The Woman's Club of Smithfield. Their calendars are available in the museum's gift shop! #community #calendar

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yesterday marked @smithfieldfoods.bsky.social's 90th anniversary. In 1936, Joseph Luter Sr. and Jr. started the Smithfield Packing Company in Smithfield, Va. Cheers to the company's long history and its continued future success! #anniversary

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Artifacts and their 3D doppelgangers courtesy of Virtual Curation Laboratory at VCU. While their plastic lacks the heft of various materials, these copies are wonderful for tactile learning and accessibility as well as the preservation of our actual artifacts. #artifacts #3Dprinting

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Invoice for newsprint sold to The Smithfield Times, 1929. #newspaper #newsprint

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

On Saturday, to commemorate #ConstitutionWeek, the Col. William Allen Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution spent time at museum for special programming events. #community #VA250

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Nature Wigglers of Hampton Roads visited yesterday for a tour! #homeschool #fieldtrip #museumfun

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Gazing upon the museum's collection of horse and mule collars. But not hot under the collar. That's different. #hotunderthecollar #artifact

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Prepare to commemorate Constitution Week beginning Saturday! #contitution #DAR

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Kent and Pam Saunders of Detroit came for a visit over Labor Day weekend! #newfriends #visitors

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

MY ISLE: Our video series about memories and recollections in @SmithfieldVa and @islewightva features Ashland Jacob Wilkerson and Tawana Wilkerson Ford and their memories of their family's businesses on Wharf Hill. #Recollections #Virginia #oralhistory www.youtube.com/watch?v=fswj...

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MY ISLE: Paradise Inn Restaurant and Shoe Repair Shop, Wharf Hill

YouTube video by Isle of Wight County Museum

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Torpedo bottles were designed in the 19th century to store carbonated water and soda. Tune in to today's episode of LIVE at 12:05 on YouTube or Facebook to learn more! #torpedobottle #artifact

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

September means history with PSLs and sweaters. Visit soon, and give 'em pumpkin to talk about! #FallFashion #PSL #pumpkin

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

1891 promissory note in the amount of $100.40 for "in part of cash payment on 181 acres of land." #SmithfieldVirginia #bank

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Family members from Charleston, S.C., and Colorado checked in with me on Sunday! #newfriends #museumvisitors

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The museum is a drop off location for your donations to the 2026 PB&J Collection Challenge for local food banks. Help spread the love in Hampton Roads by leaving your donation with us. #PBandJ #foodbank

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

The Klingel family of Germany stopped in for a visit! #newfriends #Germany

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We crossed a bridge with yesterday's program with the @blackwaterlib.bsky.social. With the bridge theme, we highlighted artifacts in the collection, enjoyed a story and built bridges with toothpicks and marshmallows. #librariesandmuseums

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Prescription box from Simpson's Ideal Pharmacy, Smithfield, Virginia, 1927. #inthecollection #box #pharmacy

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wooden printing block, circa 1950, with a raised metallic pig silhouette. #inthecollection

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

A closer look at the 5-cent Virginia Dare USPS postage stamp issued in 1937 that was a part of yesterday's FIRST CLASS DELIVERY: The Roanoke Voyages and Virginia Dare. #stamp #philately

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thrilled to bits! Iron and steel horse bridle bits...two jointed loose-ring snaffle bits and a heavy-forged twisted-mouthpiece ring bit. #bits #inthecollection

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Commemorating 250 Years of Freedom. The full collection of articles, published by The Smithfield Times highlighting Isle of Wight County’s early history leading up to the events of the American Revolution, are available on our website: tinyurl.com/yc2y86e6 #va250

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My curator did some painting. Other duties as assigned! #museumimprovements

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Imprint postcard, circa 1950, highlighting The Hardy's in Rushmere, Isle of Wight County. Va. #postcard

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Round, round, get around, I get around!!! Tune in to our episode of LIVE at 12:05 on Facebook or YouTube on Thursday to learn more about the buses that traveled to and from Smithfield in the 1920s and 1930s. #bus #transportation #smithfieldva

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Advertisement, Bank of Smithfield, mid-20th century. #bank #savings #santa

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

PHOTO CONTEST! Our annual Pan Ham photo contest is afoot. Take me around the world! Send in your entries by September 26. Visit www.historicisleofwight.com/pan-ham-photo-contest.html to learn more. #photocontest

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Savings book, The Farmers Bank, Windsor, Va. Owned by R.C. Carr from 1938 to 1974. #bank #savings

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Many creative and inspired artists visited for National Coloring Book Day! #coloring #museumfun

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Today's Religious Liberty, Revolutionary War Service and More in Isle of Wight County with Eric Johnson, project coordinator the Library of Virginia's "Ideas in Action: Virginians Petition Their Government, 1776–1786," was stellar. Great presentation, great documents, great local history. #VA250

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