World's Oldest Ham
@worldsoldestham.bsky.social
Featured in Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, you can see me at the Isle of Wight County Museum, Smithfield, Va., or via my HamCam: http://www.hamcamva.com.
Congratulations to Curator Rachel Popp who got married last week. She took 3D-printed me along for the big day! #weddingday #love
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Congratulations to Curator Rachel Popp who got married last week. She took 3D-printed me along for the big day! #weddingday #love
A successful scavenger hunt with Smithfield homeschoolers on Thursday morning! #homeschooling
November 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A successful scavenger hunt with Smithfield homeschoolers on Thursday morning! #homeschooling
Windsor High School girls basketball champions, Isle of Wight County Schools, Virginia, 1945. #basketball
November 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Windsor High School girls basketball champions, Isle of Wight County Schools, Virginia, 1945. #basketball
Images from yesterday's U.S. Marine Corps birthday event. The cake-cutting ceremony--with a Mameluke sword--featured the sharing of a piece of cake from the oldest to the youngest Marine symbolizing the passing of wisdom and experience. #USMarines #birthday
November 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Images from yesterday's U.S. Marine Corps birthday event. The cake-cutting ceremony--with a Mameluke sword--featured the sharing of a piece of cake from the oldest to the youngest Marine symbolizing the passing of wisdom and experience. #USMarines #birthday
Friends from Suffolk and Texas came to visit on Saturday! #newfriends #museumadventure
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Friends from Suffolk and Texas came to visit on Saturday! #newfriends #museumadventure
Josiah Parker (1751-1810) was an American politician, Revolutionary War officer and planter who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses. His VDHR highway marker is located in Carrollton, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. #sign
November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Josiah Parker (1751-1810) was an American politician, Revolutionary War officer and planter who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia in the First through Sixth United States Congresses. His VDHR highway marker is located in Carrollton, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. #sign
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thank your lucky stars!
#WednesdayWisdom
#WednesdayWisdom
November 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Thank your lucky stars!
#WednesdayWisdom
#WednesdayWisdom
During Smithfield's Safe Trick-or-Treating, museum staff met many critters, superheroes, fighter pilots and witches! #community #Halloween @smithfieldva.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
During Smithfield's Safe Trick-or-Treating, museum staff met many critters, superheroes, fighter pilots and witches! #community #Halloween @smithfieldva.bsky.social
A visit from Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department!
#volunteerfiredepartment #community @smithfieldva.bsky.social
#volunteerfiredepartment #community @smithfieldva.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 4:45 AM
A visit from Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department!
#volunteerfiredepartment #community @smithfieldva.bsky.social
#volunteerfiredepartment #community @smithfieldva.bsky.social
Tonight's trick-or-treating in @smithfieldva.bsky.social begins at 5 p.m. Stop by the museum for treats! #HappyHalloween2025
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Tonight's trick-or-treating in @smithfieldva.bsky.social begins at 5 p.m. Stop by the museum for treats! #HappyHalloween2025
1911 postcard in the museum's collection.
#happyhalloween2025
#happyhalloween2025
October 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
1911 postcard in the museum's collection.
#happyhalloween2025
#happyhalloween2025
Yesterday's visit from Great Oaks Learning featured a tour of the museum and a discussion about the importance of maps. The field trip concluded with everyone making their own map of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. #maps #fieldtrip
October 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Yesterday's visit from Great Oaks Learning featured a tour of the museum and a discussion about the importance of maps. The field trip concluded with everyone making their own map of Isle of Wight County, Virginia. #maps #fieldtrip
Peter and Diane Limoges of Suffolk visited with their daughter Amy, center, of Oklahoma. #family #VisitVirginia
October 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Peter and Diane Limoges of Suffolk visited with their daughter Amy, center, of Oklahoma. #family #VisitVirginia
Plenty of witches conjured up some fun yesterday with a visit to the museum during Witches Night Out! #witches #fallfun #Halloween2025
October 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Plenty of witches conjured up some fun yesterday with a visit to the museum during Witches Night Out! #witches #fallfun #Halloween2025
Tonight is Witches Night Out in downtown Smithfield, Virginia. All witches and their familiars are welcome to visit the museum until 8 p.m.! #witches #VisitVirginia
October 23, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Tonight is Witches Night Out in downtown Smithfield, Virginia. All witches and their familiars are welcome to visit the museum until 8 p.m.! #witches #VisitVirginia
October 22, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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
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
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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
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
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
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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
October 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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