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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 3h

Go big or gourd home.
#PSL #PumpkinSpice #fall

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

The annual Downtown Smithfield Scarecrow Stroll is underway!
Visit our Bert the Turtle (with sound effects!) and all the other fun scarecrows during your stroll.
Vote for your favorite for a chance to win a prize. Visit tinyurl.com/5n7fmaux for details. #scarecrow #BertTheTurtle

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 2d

This weekend's young museum guest Maggie Clark, visiting from Annapolis, Maryland, drew a piggy on the back of her scavenger hunt sheet. Piggy obviously stayed home and didn’t go to market! #MuseumVisitor #ThisLittlePiggy #Maryland

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

Tournament programs, Isle of Wight County, #Virginia, 1923 and 1924. #GiddyUp

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

The Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce’s Student Leadership Institute visited yesterday for a lecture and tour of the museum to better understand our responsibilities and our role in the community. And for a photo with me. #students #ourfuture

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

The 2026 Woman's Club of Smithfield calendars are here!
Pick up the 43rd edition of this classic calendar now in our gift shop for $15. #calendar #womansclub

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

Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Me.
#tuesdayart

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 9d

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

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

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 · 13d

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 · 14d

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 · 15d

Nighthams.
#tuesdayart #hopper

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 16d

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 · 19d

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

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

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 · 21d

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 · 21d

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 · 22d

Hamerican Gothic!
#tuesdayart #GrantWood

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World's Oldest Ham @worldsoldestham.bsky.social · 23d

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 · 26d

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 · 27d

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 · 28d

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

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

Me and a pretty lady.
#tuesdayart #monalisa

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

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 · Sep 19

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

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