The contents of a 113 year-old Boston time capsule have been revealed. The 1901 capsule was removed last week from the head of a lion statue that has long stood guard over the old state house. On Wednesday, the Bostonian Society released an inventory of its items, including letters, photographs and newspaper clippings. The capsule also contained business cards of top elected and appointed officials. It also contained a William Mckinley-Theodore Roosevelt presidential campaign button from 1900. If you built a time capsule for future generations — what would you put inside?   Advertisement Continue reading >>>

Finally Boston, the wait is over. The Old State House time capsule has been opened.The Bostonian Society’s archivist, Elizabeth Roscio, removed the century-old contents from the box Tuesday, finding them to be in better condition than anyone at the society expected, said Heather Leet, the society’s spokeswoman. Continue reading below “You open the box, and it’s like they put the stuff in there yesterday. Everything looks like it was just written yesterday,” Leet said, meaning the box must have been air- and water-tight. “Elizabeth is getting more and more Continue reading >>>

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston time capsule dating to 1901 contained letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, political campaign buttons and a presidential message on U.S. foreign relations, archivists said Wednesday.The shoebox-sized 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 and said they would go on public display in the near future.The existence of the time capsule had only recently been confirmed. Continue reading >>>

Robert Allison How much do you know about your city’s history? If you’re a native Bostonian, chances are that you know a good deal, especially about your home neighborhood. But all of us could stand to learn more. A new online course offered by Suffolk University and history professor Robert Allison is a great opportunity to dive into Boston history. The free course starts next Monday, Oct. 20, and it is set up to allow students to participate at their own paces and to engage with one another through social media. “We’ve set up a Facebook group where you can pose questions to the Continue reading >>>

MOSCOW, October 16 (RIA Novosti) - A 113-year-old time capsule found outside Boston’s Old State House was opened and its contents were revealed by archivists of the Bostonian Society, AP reports. The shoebox-sized capsule contained letters, newspaper clippings, photographs, political campaign buttons and a presidential message on foreign policy. All the found items will go on public display in the near future. "You open the box, and it's like they put the stuff in there yesterday. Everything looks like it was just written yesterday," Elizabeth Leet, spokeswoman for the Bostonian Society, told Continue reading >>>

BOSTON — A Boston time capsule dating to 1901 contained letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, political campaign buttons and a presidential message on U.S. foreign relations, archivists said Wednesday. The shoebox-sized 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 and said they would go on public display in the near future. Additional Images The Continue reading >>>

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 >>>