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 |