For centuries, time capsules have illustrated our fascination with the past and our desire to preserve the present. They epitomize the meaning of nostalgia, which is defined by the New Oxford American Dictionary as “the sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a...
Posts tagged: International Time Capsule Society
Time Capsules Mark Strange Year
As Americans mark a year of navigating the coronavirus pandemic, forward-thinking historians across the country are working to make 2020 a year to remember by filling time capsules with items we'd like to forget. The Washington Post's Maura Judkis interviewed Heritage Time Capsules co-founder, Laura Ryan about why people would...
Any 2015 Grads Headed to Time Capsule School?
Photo: Oglethorpe University Who knew that this year's graduating high school seniors could choose time capsules as an area of study? Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, Georgia is home to the International Time Capsule Society(ITCS) which has been tracking every type of time capsule project worldwide since 1990. The University hosts...
