One hundred years ago, students at the New Whatcom State Normal School at Bellingham deposited items into small, tin box, likely bought from the local hardware store, and buried it in the ground in ...

The time capsule, a copper box containing a 1975 newspaper and local histories, was found behind the cornerstone of the municipal building. Borough officials plan to return the box with new items and ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia, and the ...

The Kaiser Steel Company in Fontana built a capsule slated to be opened in 2054, and the LA Public Library opened a 100-year-old capsule last year when the library celebrated its centennial.

A Los Angeles library opened a time capsule from a century ago, but when they got to it, there was a big surprise. The unveiling took place on January 29, 2026, as part of the Los Angeles Central ...

Members of Santa Barbara’s First Presbyterian Church found a sentimental surprise in the most unassuming of places— behind the paper towel dispenser in the women’s bathroom. Church staff unearthed a ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. The Central Library building in downtown Los Angeles turns 100 this year. And on Thursday, library staff kicked off ...

The pungent smell of murky water drifted throughout Burncoat High School’s cafeteria Wednesday morning. The odor emanated from a concrete box that retired history teacher Jack Chiras had just opened.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A surprise from the past surfaced this summer at the College of Charleston: a time capsule. Students and alumni are invited to write letters to the future, which will be ...

GRAYLING, MI – A time capsule from 1921 was found inside a cornerstone brick this week at a National Guard base in Northern Michigan. The brick, engraved with the year 1921, was pulled out of Building ...