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...
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Rider University Celebrates 150 Years With Time Capsule
Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey capped off their University Day celebrations last month by burying a time capsule that will be unearthed at their bicentennial celebration in 50 years. Rider President, Mordechai Rozanski and student Nick Lim fill the school's time capsule on April 27, 2015. ...
When is a Good Time to Open a Time Capsule?
A time capsule buried under a statue in 1986 was found unexpectedly last week in Rochester, Minnesota and city leaders wonder if it's too soon to open it. "I have to do some thinking about that," Rochester Mayor Ardell Brede told the Rochester Post-Bulletin. "Obviously, we could open it now, or we...
Lucky Irish Students Open Millennium Time Capsule
Not all time capsules are buried and unearthed 100 years later. Students at the Glenville National School in County Cork, Ireland witnessed the opening of their school's paint tub time capsule buried only 15 years ago. Their school is rebuilding and expanding so the relatively "new" capsule had to...
Jarred Treasures Found in Baltimore Time Capsule
(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...
