A time capsule that had been hidden in the head of a lion statue atop a historical landmark for more than a century yielded one surprise Thursday — a hardcover book. The Bostonian Society had expected the time capsule to include letters, newspaper clippings and other items from 1901, the year it was placed in the statue on the Old State House. Papers were found, along with the red book inside the copper box roughly the size of a shoebox. The book had no visible markings, and nothing was taken out of the box because of the items’ fragile condition. So, the contents of the book remain a mystery, Continue reading >>>

The highly-anticipated Thursday opening of a time capsule that been hidden in the head of a lion statue atop a historical landmark for more than a century yielded nothing but a red book. The Bostonian Society had expected the time capsule to include letters, newspaper clippings and other items from 1901, the year it was placed in the statue on the Old State House. Papers were found, along with the red book inside the copper box roughly the size of a modern shoebox. The book had no visible markings, and nothing was taken out of the box because of the items' fragile condition. So, the contents Continue reading >>>

By Caitlin Russell


Posted Oct. 10, 2014 @ 1:46 pm
Updated Oct 10, 2014 at 1:53 PM

In the scheme of things, 113 years isn’t much time to hang out on old terra firma, but for historians and curiosity-seekers alike, all time capsules hold a deep fascination and attraction simply because human beings are, well, curious creatures. It smacks of Gollum asking the famed question, “What has it got in its pocketses”? Yahoo News reports that the 113-year-old time capsule was removed from the head of a lion statue, where it was hidden in “plain sight” since 1901. The copper, shoe box-sized time capsule was discovered on one of Boston’s most famous landmarks, Boston’s Old State Continue reading >>>

When the copper box was carefully pried open, it revealed at least one mystery: a red, hardcover book with no visible title or markings. The contents of the book — and the rest of the items in the box — will remain a mystery for a bit longer, as they were deemed too fragile to remove immediately. The time capsule's presence at the Old State House had only recently been confirmed. The Bostonian Society, which oversees the building, had expected it to contain a potpourri of photographs and newspaper clippings from the period, along with a missive to future generations penned by a group of Boston Continue reading >>>

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WOBURN - The copper box inside the golden-colored lion atop of the old State House in Boston was removed at Skylight Studios on Salem Street but the carefully sealed packet inside the box was not opened today. The contents, noted all the historical society people, including President Brian LeMay of the Bostonian Society, will have to be examined at another location “in a very careful setting.” Continue reading >>>