40th Anniversary

To Honor Our First 40 Years
Anniversary exhibit, book and video series:
Isle of Wight County History in 40 Objects

The history of Isle of Wight County mirrors the history of the growth and development of the United States. For this milestone event, the museum tells the county's history through artifacts to give an intimate glimpse into the development of our area as well as its place in Hampton Roads and the world.

Purchase your copy of the corresponding book for $28.95 in our museum gift shop.

40 Objects Video Series
by Brett England
Curator of the Isle of Wight County Museum Tracey Neikirk details each of our 40 objects in this video series.


Introduction	Object 1 Fossilized Whale Vertebra	Object 2 Stone Face


Object 3 Sir Richard Worsley Document	Object 4 & 5 Nesting Weight Lid Pistol Shot and Mold Forms	Object 6 Lawne's Creek Potter Pot


Object 7 The Southland Magazine	Object 8 Windsor Castle Artifacts	Object 9 Town of Smithfield Jail Keys


Object 10 George Purdie's Letter to the Committee of Safety	Object 11 Olive Oil Jar	Object 12 Painting of Major Francis Boykin


Object 13 Isle of Wight Jail Key	Object 14 Todd Sales Receipt	Object 15 Tobacco Pipes


Object 16 Soil Survey	Object 17 Turkey Call	Object 18 Tax Receipts


Object 19 Artifacts from Lawne's Point Free Black Homestead	Object 20 Woodley Receipt	Object 21 Pistol Flint


Object 22 Mourning Jewelery	Object 23 Knife and Fork Combination	Object 24 1890 Peanut


Object 25 P.D. Gwaltney Jr.'s Pet Ham	Object 26 First Pig of Virginia Advertising Art	Object 27 Three Sisters Freight Manifest


Object 28 Steamboat Whistle	Object 29 Scissors from Removing the Tolls on the James River Bridge	Object 30 Camp Manufacturing


Object 31 Tanker R.C. Brown	Object 32 Ledger of William H. Jordan	Object 33 Coca-Cola Dispenser


Object 34 E.J. Brock Discharge Papers	Object 35 Ollie S. King Family Rotation Books	Object 36 James River Brand Cans


Object 37 Smithfield Baseball Jersey	Object 38 Program of Easter Tournament and Grand Ball	Object 39 Brownie Hawkeye Camera

Object 40
Piece of teh Largest Ham Biscuit in
the World