Crew unearths Boston time capsule from Paul Revere era

A crew is at work in Boston unearthing a time capsule believed buried by patriots Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
The 18th-century capsule was left in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House, CNN affiliate WBZ reports. The capsule is believed to date from 1795, when construction started on the building.
The cornerstone has been removed because of repair work to the historic building, and a worker from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston was chipping away at it Thursday to get at the capsule.
It's a painstaking process, reports WBZ NewsRadio reporter Carl Stevens, who tweeted about the capsule removal Thursday morning.
The capsule contains rare coins, a Paul Revere plate, papers and other artifacts dating back to the 1600s, said Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, who also heads the state's historical commission.
Galvin told CNN that its contents are expected to be revealed sometime next week.

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It's going to be interesting to see what the capsule holds .

Hopefully we get to see the whole of the contents

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a reply to: Walsh

Cool story! Very interested to see what everything looks like.

Freakin Freemasons, always doin' things with cornerstones and whatnot....

If they find this guy in the cornerstone, they should put him back -- he's nothing but trouble:

originally posted by: Soylent Green Is People
If they find this guy in the cornerstone, they should put him back -- he's nothing but trouble:

How about this guy??




Maybe,,

a reply to: Soylent Green Is People

i loved that one.
hello my honey, hello my baby, hello my ragtime gal.
Looney Tunes,Merrie Melodies and Buggs were the best

here's the whole thing, on vimeo.
"One Froggy Evening"

Those 3 dimes that fell out, look to be in great condition. I can't wait to see what else they discover. Very exciting!!

a reply to: Soylent Green Is People

We're old

a reply to: Soylent Green Is People

If Michigan J Frog jumps out please send him my way.
I couldn't get enough of his act, he always got cut short for some reason.
::crickets::

originally posted by: Asktheanimals
a reply to: Soylent Green Is People

If Michigan J Frog jumps out please send him my way.
I couldn't get enough of his act, he always got cut short for some reason.
::crickets::

The comments are ALMOST the best part of this post lol.

Fortunately I'm only familiar with these guys through reruns

I wonder how big the coins are.

originally posted by: FlySolo
a reply to: Soylent Green Is People

We're old

What's worse is that I know all the words to the songs that frog sang.

I found the entire animated short, which is named "One Froggy Evening", on vimoe.com, and provided a link to it below (I couldn't find it on YouTube).

We may be old, but we knew fine culture when we saw it. According to Wikipedia, Stephen Spielberg has called this cartoon short "The Citizen Kane of animated film"; it has been named the #5 cartoons of all time by people in the animation industry, and the U.S. Library of Congress has bestowed it with the label "Culturally Significant".

I tend to agree, but then again I grew up watching this, because they would show it every few weeks on Saturday Mornings.

Link to "One Froggy Evening":
vimeo.com...

whoopsie.

a reply to: Infinitis

the time capsule is like a delicate orchid and must be treated as such
jeeesh

i noticed that too.

probably dont want to accidentally ruin any of the historical crap thats in it


on a serious note, cool thread walsh

originally posted by: Grovit
a reply to: Infinitis

the time capsule is like a delicate orchid and must be treated as such
jeeesh

i noticed that too.

probably dont want to accidentally ruin any of the historical crap thats in it


on a serious note, cool thread walsh

yeah exactly ! it would be nice if something significant was in that ting

a reply to: Walsh

yeah.
like jimmy hoffa

originally posted by: Grovit
a reply to: Walsh

yeah.
like jimmy hoffa

lol , a far reach ! but still possible lol

So...what did they find????