Posted on 12/11/2014 10:15:35 PM PST by barmag25
Conservators from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts labored in the chill and snow for hours today to unearth what is believed to be the oldest unopened time capsule in the country, buried under the Golden Dome of the Massachusetts State House in 1795 by then-Governor Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, according to state records.
The 219-year-old capsule is made of cowhide and was initially discovered during State House renovations in 1855. When the repairs were complete, the state’s 23rd governor, Henry Gardner, re-buried it in the granite cornerstone of the historic building, adding new items, including coins.
Four coins clinked on the cold ground today as conservator Pam Hitchfield laid on her back and chiseled at the cornerstone. The silver pieces were picked up and displayed to reporters who stood in the mud around the fenced-in dig site.
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You can add Romney to that list.
Well stated!!! :)
Dittos to your sentiment. Massachusetts has such a rich history, from the Puritans and Pilgrims onward. It just pains me to see what an unthinking leftist cesspool it has become.
PING!
"Well, I've gotta check this text first..."
Put a copy of Gruber’s Obamacare comic book in there, they’ll need a laugh in the future.
In my scenario, the box was shipped immediately to the White House where President Obama set it down on his desk and slowly opened it... As he leaned in to make out what was in the box, an old withered hand popped out and bitch slapped him!...
lol!
I’m hoping for a King George Pez dispenser.
“When I renovated my home I embedded various historical items, trinkets, newspapers, receipts, and letters I wrote about the state of our country. “
Ditto here. Inserted coins between the blueboard and nailing boards when I put up new siding - pennies, dimes, half dollars and dollar coins. Also filled baggies and aluminum foil with 20th century trinkets.
Yes....my thought is it says...”So, you couldn’t keeping, eh”
There’s a note in the bottom -
“listen you bastards - if you mess this up, we WILL come personally haunt you”
“Hello my Baby, hello my darlin’, hello my rag time gal!”
FYI
It would be interesting to note their reactions to what is happening if they had a gradual view through history with a front seat to watch the evolution of the Republic.
Ha!
I don’t know whether anyone else watches the TV show Sleepy Hollow, but a couple weeks back where Ichabod Crane flips out over how it’s Revere on the bottle, not Adams.
My first thought.
Thanks a fool in paradise. It's always been amusing that the New State House is from the 1700s. Adding, not pinging.
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