17 Awesome—and Mysterious—Time Capsules

Not all time capsules live up to expectations. For Smithtown, Long Island’s 350th birthday in 2015, officials clad in ...
Hyperallergic

Revisiting an Art Collective’s Ephemeral Time Capsules

LST, “Ant Farm Media Van v.08 [Time Capsule]” (2008-2016) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless otherwise noted) Donor form filled out by participants for Ant Farm’s “Citizens Time ...
Hyperallergic

Two Time Capsules Opened After More Than a Century

Contents of the 1914 time capsule revealed at the New-York Historical Society (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic) The two oldest known and unopened time capsules were unsealed last week, one ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

First time capsule by Poway High students to be unsealed in 2050

Poway High School’s class T-shirts, food containers and ear buds were just a few of the 50 or so items sealed in a time capsule that will be opened by students in 2050. The time capsule, a first for ...
KSHB Kansas City

National World War I Museum and Memorial unveils artifacts from 100-year-old time capsule

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Copper-etched photographs of World War I generals and three former presidents, perfectly preserved newspapers from the 1920s, old Kansas City Chamber of Commerce literature touting ...
archpaper

Buried time capsule discovered under Transamerica Pyramid sheds light on San Francisco’s history

Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco is unveiling a lobby exhibition featuring a recently discovered 1974 time capsule, recovered from the site last year during renovations. (Nikki Richter) The ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

MS Coast elementary school opens time capsule from 1999. Here’s what they found inside

In the late 1990s, many people thought civilization was going to end on Jan. 1, 2000. Students and staff at W.J. Quarles Elementary in Long Beach clearly didn’t think so. In 1999, students in a ...
The New York Times

Buried by Princess Diana, Time Capsule Brings Back the ’90s Far Too Soon

The capsule was opened early because of a construction project. It revealed a Kylie Minogue CD, a pocket television and other ephemera from its time. By Victor Mather The time capsule was sealed away ...
The Digital Universe

BYU Alumni share precious memories at the Founder’s Day Time Capsule unveiling

Former BYU alumni Vance Campbell and Gifford Nielsen looked to the past and future of BYU as they saw their items unveiled at the Founder’s Day Time Capsule opening on Thursday, Oct. 16. A crowd ...
New York Post

101-year-old time capsule discovered at Utah Church unearths remnants of once vibrant Japantown

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A historian’s hunch about what might lie hidden within the walls of a Japanese church in Salt Lake City led congregants to uncover a century-old snapshot of a once vibrant ...
People

Woman Goes Viral for Opening Her 2nd Grade Time Capsule, 25 Years After Making It in 1999 (Exclusive)

Now a mom of two, Carrie was excited to see what her 2nd grade self was up to carriegrigery/Tiktok Carrie was in the 2nd grade in 1999 when she and her classmates created time capsules Along with ...
KMBC Kansas City

National World War I Museum and Memorial unveils century-old time capsule

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU DENNIS. RIGHT NOW WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT EVERYTHING INSIDE A 100 YEAR OLD TIME CAPSULE IN KANSAS CITY. IT IS IMPRESSIVE. IT WAS BURIED IN THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR ONE MUSEUM AND ...