Concord Opens 1965 Time Capsule

I have one rule regarding time capsules. If they are younger than me, keep them shut.

In 1965, Concord was 200 years old, and the city decided to celebrate it's bicentennial by burying a time capsule.

Saturday night, at the Concord City Auditorium, they opened it.

I have a question. Why so soon?

Aren't time capsules suppossed to give us a window into what life was like at least 100 years ago? Learn what was important to the community? Maybe find some rare artifacts that aren't part of everyday life these days?

I have to think most of the people who witnessed the opening of the capsule had some clothing older than the time capsule. Perhaps have some pasta in the back of the pantry the same age.

Here's what was in Concord's time capsule. A copy of the Concord Daily Monitor, and a Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. There was a bumper sticker commemorating the city's bicentennial celebrations with the slogan, “Everyone’s Going to Concord, NH.”, and some wooden nickels.

Well, I hope they were astounded by the foreign objects found. And got a glimpse into a life where people read newspapers and put bumper stickers on their cars.

I'll give'em the wooden nickle find.