Historians and conservators in Boston are trying to figure out how to extract what they believe is a 113-year-old time capsule that was hidden in the head of a lion -- one of the city's most recognized statues. The lion and a unicorn are famous statues that have flanked the roof of the historic Old State House in Boston for more than a century. The lion was taken down recently for maintenance and conservator Robert Shure used the time to check out a persistent rumor that a time capsule was embedded in the lion's head in 1901. Shure inserted a fiber optic camera through a small hole in the Continue reading >>>

(Newser) – A bronze lion perched atop the Old State House in Boston has been hiding a secret for 113 years: He's got a time capsule inside his head, reports WBZ-TV. When the lion came down for Continue reading >>>

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A longstanding rumor is true: There really was a 113-year-old time capsule hidden inside the lion statue on top of the Old State House. Both the landmark’s lion and unicorn statues were removed Sunday and sent to Woburn’s Skylight Studios on Monday for inspection by conservator Robert Shure, who detected a copper box about the size of a shoebox inside the lion’s head. The Boston community has been abuzz over the possibility of the time capsule since it was reported that the sculptures would be taken down for basic maintenance. “We didn’t anticipate there would be such reaction Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — What appears to be a window to Boston's past has turned up in a rather unusual place: The head of a lion's statue on the building that once served as the seat of Massachusetts government. The Bostonian Society, which operates a museum at the Old State House, said Tuesday it had confirmed the presence of what had long been rumored to be a time capsule from 1901 tucked away inside the copper statue. The statue was recently taken down from the roof as part of a restoration effort. A fiber optic camera was used to locate the time capsule — in actuality a Continue reading >>>

It’s confirmed, Boston. A time capsule has been found in the head of the lion statue that has been sitting atop the Old State House for more than a century. Sculptor Robert Shure of Skylight Studios in Woburn, who is in charge of restoring the lion and unicorn statues from the Old State House, found the time capsule Monday, said Heather Leet, spokeswoman for the Bostonian Society. The statues were taken down Sunday for restoration. Continue reading below Rumors swirled last week about the possibility of the long-forgotten time capsule, which was reported in a Globe article from 1901. “We Continue reading >>>

The studio fixing up the statue is trying to figure out the best way to gain access to it without messing up the exterior. Image Courtesy of Bostonian Society Ever since the Bostonian Society took down the lion and unicorn that typically stand atop the Old State House, there has been speculation that perhaps a time capsule is buried inside the lion’s head, containing artifacts that date back more than 100 years. On Tuesday, historians confirmed the rumors. Heather Leet, director for development at the Bostonian Society, the non-profit organization that spends its days making Continue reading >>>

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The big news in the tech world today is that Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison is moving from his role at the head of the company and will now be Oracle’s chief technology officer and executive chairman. Ellison’s replacements—yes, two chief executives—have already been appointed. One is Mark Hurd, who had been co-president of the company. The other co-CEO is his fellow co-president, Safra Catz. Catz, who was born in Israel, moved to Brookline at age six when her father got a job at MIT. A graduate of Brookline High School, she ended up going to the Wharton School at the University Continue reading >>>