Jack of all trades.
#inthecollection

Happy Big Word Day!
#bigwords #museumfun

Huge progress on the Nike-Ajax missile mural atop Magazine B at Carrollton-Nike Park, Isle of Wight County, Va! And it looks amazing.
Stop by for a visit to envision how these missiles would have appeared as they emerged from below via elevator.
#ColdWar #usarmy

Happy International Haiku Poetry Day! #haiku

Wednesday's group from Virginia Beach was excited to see the World's Oldest Peanut! #visitors #peanut

Margrit Scott of Williamsburg stopped in for a visit with me and my 3D-doppelganger! #newfriends

Jugs with Fruit Still Life by Estelle Beale Seward, 1911-1990, oil on canvas. #ArtfulTuesday

Muralist Krista Bennett is putting the final touches on the Nike-Ajax missile mural atop missile magazine B at Carrollton-Nike Park, Isle of Wight County, Va. Such an amazing project that will enhance our interpretation of this historic site! #coldwar #artist

Rose Packard of Smithfield, Va., stopped in to enjoy a little Slow Art Day and appreciate this piece we have by Smithfield the Painting Pig.
Slow Art Day is an annual global event is designed to encourage people to view art slowly to encourage mindfulness. #slowartday

Pickles?
Yes!
But in a puffer jacket like the one that KFC created!
#fridayfun #pickle

Spanish real, front and back, 1736.
Reales were purposely cut into smaller forms of currency as needed. #inthecollection #coin

10 Unique Virginia Museums That Aren't Just Art And History Pack your curiosity because Virginia's quirkiest cultural stops are seriously worth the detour.

The museum made the unique Virginia list! #unique
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During our time with Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation's Spring Break Camp yesterday in Windsor, we hosted a program about cookbooks.
Plus, we made a 1700s recipe for fairy butter and created our own cookbooks. #springbreak #cookbooks #history

During our time with Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation's Spring Break Camp yesterday at Carrollton-Nike Park, we hosted a program about cookbooks.
Plus, we made a 1700s recipe for fairy butter and created our own cookbooks. #springbreak #cookbooks #history

Recipe for dandelion wine, circa 1910.
Perfect for spring!
#DandelionDay

Zoom zoom! A visit from the North Carolina MG Car Club yesterday. #visitors

Southeastern Express Company receipt book, 1927.
#inthecollection #ephemera

I express condolences to KitKat over the news of their recent heist.
On a completely unrelated note, my early Easter basket floweth over.

Cast iron plug tobacco cutter in the collection. These cutters were used in general stores to slice through thick plugs of pressed chewing tobacco. #inthecollection

Guests can experience Virginia & the Vietnam War, a traveling exhibit from the @virginiamuseum.bsky.social, until May 11. #travelingexhibit

Aaron, John, Clint and Landon of Smithfield hammed it up during their visit yesterday to see me! #newfriends

LUNCH & LEARN: Patriotic Privateers...License to Steal YouTube video by Isle of Wight County Museum

Shiver me licensed timbers!
Check out this museum lecture about privateers with historian Bill Robinson. #va250 #museumlecture
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This Historic Virginia Museum Is Home To The World's Oldest Edible Ham Which Is Over 120 Years Old This spot leans into that charm, turning local history into something that feels vivid, quirky, and surprisingly hard to forget.

Lookie! A cool article about visiting my museum! #visitme
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Bryan Condra and Noah Tinsley with the @virginiamuseum.bsky.social stopped by for a visit! #newfriends

A vintage 1960s Captain Kangaroo Bunny Rabbit Crazy Faces Card Game manufactured by E. E. Fairchild Corp.
#inthecollection #bunny #crazyeights

A 2003 special Isle of Wight County Museum exhibit about the future.
#FlashbackTuesday

An image from our Cold War Defense: Carrollton-Nike Park walking tour on Saturday. If you missed this tour, join us for our next tour on May 16. #coldwar #isleofwightcountyva #missile

Our video series about memories in Smithfield and Isle of Wight County continues with Robert "Bobby" Stallings IV and Darden Stallings and their recollections of growing up while working on the family's Century Farm. Visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2Ki1hDKGb0 to see it!
#agriculture #farming

Maureen and Jim Smith of Smithfield, Va., visited! #dateideas #newfriends #adorable

During last night's outreach program for the Archaeological Society of Virginia, Nansemond Chapter--Curator Rachel Popp discussed the vital role of livestock in the New World. Members enjoyed examining 17th century faunal remains from the museum's collection. #VA250 #community