(Photo: Chloe Palma Sommers) A little moisture and mold didn't dampen the excitement of Baltimore's history lovers this week as a time capsule from 1815 was discovered in the city's Mount Vernon area. This is the second time capsule that has been found in a cornerstone of Baltimore's Washington...
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Time Capsule Found in Texas Office
(Photo: Brad Doherty/The Brownsville Herald) Just another day at the office turned out to be an epic unveiling of the past for the city of Brownsville, TX this week. Brownsville Chamber of Commerce President Maria Hall was getting a jump on spring cleaning at her office and found...
One Man's Trash Can Be Another's Future Treasure
(Photo: Debbie Goard) There may come a day 100 years from now when someone in your town will be over the moon about looking through that newspaper you just recycled or to hold your coffee cup from that popular coffee chain back in the day called Starbucks. Time capsules...
Paul Revere's Time Capsule Revealed
(Photo:Reuters) A time capsule was recently unearthed in Boston that was believed to be buried by Paul Revere and Samuel Adams 220 years ago. The contents of that capsule, found under the Massachusetts State House, were announced this week at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Last month, workers repairing a leak...
Heritage Time Capsule Cornerstone of New Public Safety Building
(Photo: Chelsea Henderson, The News) A Southeastern Texas town celebrated the opening of their new public safety building this month by inviting over 400 grade school kids to fill a time capsule with news clippings of the town's best moments. In Nederland, Langham Elementary School students were treated to a tour of the...