Time Capsules Bring Family Together

By Clell G. Ballard
Published on July 22, 2013
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The last eight steps being paced off.
The last eight steps being paced off.
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We hoped we were in the right place and the digging began.
We hoped we were in the right place and the digging began.
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Few things can match the unique positive experience these family members enjoyed as they worked together to retrieve a family time capsule.
Few things can match the unique positive experience these family members enjoyed as they worked together to retrieve a family time capsule.
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A new, much larger capsule was buried in the same place, again in a shallow hole to avoid ground water as much as possible so it will survive undamaged until the summer of 2031.
A new, much larger capsule was buried in the same place, again in a shallow hole to avoid ground water as much as possible so it will survive undamaged until the summer of 2031.
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The original time capsule being buried in 1991. A shallow hole was an attempt to avoid, as much as possible, any ground water problem.
The original time capsule being buried in 1991. A shallow hole was an attempt to avoid, as much as possible, any ground water problem.
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Everyone was excited to discover whether our items had survived 20 years buried in the ground.
Everyone was excited to discover whether our items had survived 20 years buried in the ground.
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Success! We found our long-buried treasure.
Success! We found our long-buried treasure.
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Contents were exactly like they were when placed in the capsule. This calendar sheet records the exact day it was buried.
Contents were exactly like they were when placed in the capsule. This calendar sheet records the exact day it was buried.

People now of retirement age
grew up around individuals who lived through the tough times of the Great
Depression. That almost decade-long event made such an impression on those
people that many of their conversations focused on “doing without” and life
changes designed to protect themselves from another occurrence. It is easy to
understand why.

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