page_title: Princeton, Kentucky
section_title: Col. Bill Newsom's Aged Kentucky Country Ham
hierarchical_section_title: Princeton, Kentucky / Culture / Col. Bill Newsom's Aged Kentucky Country Ham
caption_attribution_description: English: Nancy Newsom's Hams are internationally recognized.
context_page_description: Princeton is a home rule-class city in Caldwell County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 6,329 during the 2010 U.S. Census.
  Princeton is home to several notable attractions such as Adsmore Museum, Champion-Shepherdson House, University of Kentucky Research and Education Center Botanical Garden, Capitol Cinemas, the Annual Black Patch Festival, and Newsom's Aged Kentucky Ham.
context_section_description: Newsom's Old Mill Store and Col. Bill Newsom's Aged Country Hams are owned and operated by Nancy Newsom Mahaffey, "the Ham Lady". Newsom's was established January 1, 1917, by H.C. Newsom, Nancy's grandfather.
  Newsom's ham was honored to participate in the 5th World Congress of Dry Cured Hams in Aracena, Spain, in May 2009, and a two-year-old Newsom's ham was encased for continuing display in the Jamon Museum there, the only ham in the United States of America to be invited. Newsom's ham was also served at the Kentucky Ball during the 2008 Presidential Inauguration.
caption: Nancy Newsom's Hams
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