AZ 1976 - Curiel School

Capsuled: February, 1976

Uncapsuled: December, 1997

Capsuler: Second-grade students of Curiel School (Eloy, Arizona)

Capsule: 10-fluid ounce glass bottle

Contents: 

• Scraps of paper with the students' names on them
• A note from the principal, Clifton Phillips, about prayers for peace and brotherhood

Location: Curiel School 1000 N Curiel St, Eloy, AZ 85231

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More info:

• The time capsule was lost or stolen not long after it had been discovered by a janitor, who was digging up a dead plant so that an entrance to the school could be made wheelchair accessible.
• "Officials do not think the capsule was stolen. Most likely the bottle and its contents made a trip to the landfill, which is not open to the public for a search."
• December 17, 1997 Casa Grande Dispatch article about the Curiel School time capsule
• At least two of the second-graders who buried the time capsule in 1976 were dead by 1997, and some were believed to be in jail.

TX 1958 - Odessa College

Capsuled: April 8, 1958

Uncapsuled:

• November 15, 1971 and reburied November 24, 1971
• 2000

Capsuler: Odessa College

Capsule: Unknown

Contents: (1958)

• Predictions for Odessa and Odessa College
• Copies of the student newspaper
• 1956-57 college annual
• College brochures and catalogues
• Photographs
• Audio tapes
• 8 prediction letters not to be opened until the year 2000

Contents: (added 1971)

• 8mm student-made filmstrip on the history of the school
• Faculty newsletter
• Student newspaper
• 1971 yearbook
• Written history of the college
• Copies of the Odessa American
• Photographs

Location: Odessa College (a plaque indicated the location of the time capsule)

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More info:

• Photo of the Odessa College time capsule burial
• March 20, 1958 Odessa American article about the planned contents of the Odessa College time capsule
• April 4, 1958 Odessa American article about extending the deadline for submissions to the time capsule
• November 24, 1971 Odessa American article about the reburial of the time capsule

DC 1966 - Sir Winston Churchill Statue

Capsuled: December, 1966

Uncapsuled: Instructed 2063

Capsuler: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Capsule: Small cylinder

Contents:

• Microfilm

Location: Winston Churchill Statue 3074 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC

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More info:

• A letter from Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was deposited in the National Archives for delivery to the U.S. President in 2063. The letter invites the future president to open the capsule and publish its contents.
• Photo of the Winston Churchill time capsule before burial
• Photo of the Winston Churchill statue in Washington, D.C.

NJ 1959 - Borough of Somerville

Capsuled: June 12, 1959

Uncapsuled: June 12, 2009

Capsuler: Borough of Somerville, New Jersey

Capsule: Tan cylinder

Contents:

• Newspapers
• Utility bill
• Coloring book
• License plate
• High school diploma
• Others

Location: Somerville Borough Hall 25 West End Ave Somerville, NJ 08876 (the burial site is indicated by a plaque)

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More info:

• Photo of the Somerville time capsule before being opened
• Photo of the Somerville time capsule being opened
• June 12, 2009 article about the opening of the Somerville time capsule
• June 15, 2009 NJ.com article about the opening of the time capsule
• Photo of the plaque indicating the location of the Somerville time capsule

OH 1915 - Bethesda Hospital

Capsuled: August 8, 1915

Uncapsuled: April 14, 1969

Capsuler: Bethesda Hospital (Bethesda, Ohio)

Capsule: Copper box (9 inches x 6 inches x 5 inches) in the cornerstone

Contents:

• 2-inch circular badge made of clay with the inscription, "Grand Lodge, F. and A.M., of Ohio. Bethesda Hospital, August 8, 1915."
• 4-page program of the cornerstone laying
• Business card of William N. Werner, president of the Bethesda Hospital Association in 1915
• Coins (one cent pieces, a 1912 dime, buffalo nickel)
• Two one-cent postcards
• National bank note for 15 cents dated 1863
• Newspapers
• Bible with the inscription, "Cornerstone Laying Bethesda Hospital Association, August 8, 1915, Zanesville, Ohio. Compliments of William Werner, President Bethesda Hospital."

Location: Bethesda Hospital (demolished in April, 1969)

More info:

• The time capsule was found in the cab of a workman's truck who said it was there "for safe keeping."
• May 4, 1969 Times Recorder article about the Bethesda Hospital time capsule
• Photo of the opening of the Bethesda Hospital time capsule