The Town of Holyrood has kicked off its Come Home Year celebrations by unearthing a time capsule buried in the community 30 years ago.
The time capsule, buried near the library and sealed with a concrete slab, was removed from the ground this morning.
It traveled in a police cruiser to the Star of the Sea Hall, where, one by one, the mayor removed each item from the capsule.
Among the items: a handwritten copy of the town’s first ever council meeting, a copy of the first Shoreline newspaper from 1989, letters to small children, now adults, a $1 bill, and a poster from the first ever Squid Fest.
Some of those who were on hand when the capsule was buried came back today to watch it be opened. In two weeks time, they will again fill the capsule, and return it to the ground, for another 25 years.
Here are the contents of the time capsule. @townofholyrood @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/2PYALGSevG
— Renell LeGrow VOCM (@R_LeGrowVOCM) July 12, 2019