HONS 1901 capsule offers glimpse of past In this photo released Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014 by the Bostonian Society, items are stacked inside a shoebox-sized 1901 time capsule in Boston. The capsule contained letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and the book "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1986." The 113-year-old time capsule Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (AP) -- A Boston time capsule dating to 1901 contained letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and the book "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1896." The capsule was removed last week from the head of lion statue that has long stood guard over the Old State House. The Bostonian Society, which oversees the historic building, released an inventory of the items Wednesday. The red hardcover book had been a mystery when the capsule was opened, because it did not have a visible title. Bostonian Society archivist Elizabeth Roscio said the contents were in remarkably good overall condition. Also Continue reading >>>

It's a blast from the past. A 113-year-old time capsule found outside Boston's Old State House was cracked opened and the contents of the package were revealed today by the Bostonian Society. The capsule, which was found inside a lion statue that has long stood guard atop the building, contained sealed letters, photographs, newspaper clippings and the book "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1886." Also included was a nail from the Old South church and a piece of wood, along with the message: "Wood removed from the Old Lion age of same 21 years in 1900." Elizabeth Leet, Continue reading >>>

(Newser) – If you've been waiting a century to dig into Foreign Relations of the United States, 1896, this is your lucky day. For everyone else, it's kind of a letdown to learn that's the title Continue reading >>>

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Audie Cornish talks to Brian LeMay, president of the Bostonian Society, about opening a 113-year-old time capsule that was found inside a wooden lion sculpture atop the historic state house.

CNN – A time capsule hidden for more than a hundred years at one of Boston’s most popular attractions was opened on Friday in Boston. According to the Bostonian Society, which maintains the 1713-built Old Massachusetts State House, the rectangular copper box containing a variety of artifacts from 1901 was sealed inside one of two iconic statues – a lion and a unicorn – that have been a familiar site atop the Old State House for a couple of centuries. The Bostonian Society didn’t – or couldn’t – fully divulge Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — A time capsule hidden for more than a hundred years at one of Boston’s most popular tourist attractions was opened on Friday in Boston. According to the Bostonian Society, which maintains the 1713-built Old Massachusetts State House, the rectangular copper box containing a variety of artifacts from 1901 was sealed inside one of two iconic statues — a lion and a unicorn — that have been a familiar site atop the Old State House for a couple of centuries. The Bostonian Society didn’t — or couldn’t — fully divulge the 113-year-old time capsule’s contents, explaining Continue reading >>>

By Caitlin Russell


Posted Oct. 13, 2014 @ 12:01 am
Updated at 2:47 PM