Boston time capsule: Sealed box buried in 1795 by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere finally reveals its treasures

Historians have opened up America's oldest time capsule – buried more than 200 years ago by some of the US's most iconic Revolutionary figures – and they had every right to be excited.

“This is the stuff of history,” said Boston museum director Michael Comeau as the contents of the box were painstakingly removed on Tuesday.
The capsule was placed in the cornerstone of the “New” Massachusetts Statehouse when its construction began in 1795.
According to a plaque, it was buried by renowned figures of American history including the early industrialist Paul Revere and the then-Massachusetts governor Samuel Adams.
Museum officials had believed that the contents were shifted to a copper box in 1855 before being replaced in the building foundations. On Tuesday, that box was discovered to in fact be brass.



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/boston-time-capsule-sealed-box-buried-in-1795-by-samuel-adams-and-paul-revere-finally-reveals-its-treasures-9961867.html

this is so cool beyond words.

I wonder if there was a teabag in there lol

I'm a big supporter of time capsules and this is exactly why.

Cass wrote:this is so cool beyond words.

I wonder if there was a teabag in there lol

I'm a big supporter of time capsules and this is exactly why.

Hi me lady

Has this been much in the news over there?
Love things like this

x

yes its been in the news but rightly and sadly overshadowed by other world events. lots of my librarian and historian friends have had it up on facebook and having good discussions. we're basically geeking out

I just found out about it right here.

Cass wrote:yes its been in the news but rightly and sadly overshadowed by other world events. lots of my librarian and historian friends have had it up on facebook and having good discussions. we're basically geeking out

So both Quill and Cass, what are your thoughts here?

Well, I'm not surprised at all the excitement.

after all the yanks need all the history they can get

200+ years and its the find of the century pffft

well I'm beyond tired of certain people claiming its not a time capsule - get over yourselves.

the papers interest me the most - thank goodness someone put in the copper coins to help preserve the paper. hopefully they will be able to unfold them further.

will he interesting to see if they can prove that Paul Revere did make the silver plate.

in a humourous vein I had hoped it would read "Told You They Were Coming"

Cass wrote:well I'm beyond tired of certain people claiming its not a time capsule - get over yourselves.

the papers interest me the most - thank goodness someone put in the copper coins to help preserve the paper. hopefully they will be able to unfold them further.

will he interesting to see if they can prove that Paul Revere did make the silver plate.

in a humourous vein I had hoped it would read "Told You They Were Coming"

Thanks me Lady, you will have to give me some more insight into this when you find out some more.

xx

Hmmm ... the UK is in a few real senses quite a bit younger than the U.S.

The U.S. constitution was ratified in 1789. On the other hand, there was no state legally named the "United Kingdom" (of anything) until 1801, and not until 1911 did the House of Commons become the supreme legislative authority.

To put it another way, we were "The United States of America" when your country was essentially a predecessor state known as "Great Britain," ruled by a fairly powerful king.

A fookin' German king, at that!!

Honestly thought I'd get some argument over that