A homeschool group comprised of students from Hampton Roads and North Carolina visited yesterday. Afterwards they ventured onward to the 1750 Isle of Wight Courthouse, The Schoolhouse Museum and Windsor Castle Park. #smallmuseumsrock #SmithfieldVirginia

Merry Merry!
All we want for Christmas is a visit from you!
#merrychristmas2025 #visitus #smallmuseumsrock

Promotion news! We are pleased to announce that Docent Sheila Williams-Morales has been promoted to the role of registrar. #smallmuseumsrock #registrar #promotion

Isle of Wight County Museum

Check out the museum's YouTube channel. Our most recent uploads include a lecture on the 1864 Battle of Smithfield, the museum's 49th birthday and our weekly LIVE at 12:05 feature! #videoproductions #smallmuseumsrock
www.youtube.com/@IsleOfWightCountyMuseum

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

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

I had the best time during my #birthdayparty #sleepover Friday...Night at the Museum. Kids tucked in their favorite stuffed animals for a wild night here. Popcorn, movies, games and more. #HammyBirthday #SmallMuseumsRock #adorable #nightatthemuseum

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Check out our museum admission buttons!
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Posted on the American Alliance of Museums open forum!
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Whether you have time for a long, investigative visit or a quick look-see, we are ready for you here at the museum! #museum #smallmuseumsrock

Yesterday, fifth graders visited for a tour of the museum and a discussion of cows and dairy history. A herd of cow puppets were created, and everyone learned how to make butter from cream. #fifthgrade #fieldtrip #community #smallmuseumsrock

The 13 coolest and quirkiest museums in Virginia These unconventional museums in Virginia showcase everything from the world's oldest ham to vintage pinball machines, attracting curious visitors year-round.

My museum is cool AND quirky! #SmallMuseumsRock

Virginia Beach visitors--with their sweet girl Eva--stopped by this morning before continuing onward in their search of mead, ham and outdoor adventures!
#visitors #smallmuseumsrock

Tune in to Facebook on Thursdays for our weekly LIVE feature! #video #museumfun #smallmuseumsrock

Cold War history at Carrollton-Nike Park!
On Friday, 6th graders from Westside Elementary School of Isle of Wight County Schools field tripped to Carrollton-Nike Park in Isle of Wight County, Va., for the culmination of their rocketry studies. STEM studies AND local history! #smallmuseumsrock

Young archaeologist Walter Forsythe of @Smithfieldva unearthed a find in his yard and brought it to the museum hoping to learn more about what it might be! #smallmuseumsrock

Timothy and Jennel Burns of Smithfield, Texas, visited the museum today! #visitors #smallmuseumsrock

Docents Emmi and Sheila have been cataloguing items in the collection. The process helps museums understand what they have, where items are located and what stories the objects tell. #smallmuseumsrock

Today is National Sticker Day! Our friends from Everyday Angels in Portsmouth, Va., visited on Friday and modeled with our Small Museums Rock stickers. #smallmuseumsrock #nationalstickerday #community

My director recently gave a lecture on the history of pine trees and naval stores and shared samples of pine needle tea...for all your Vitamin C needs. #tea #smallmuseumsrock