4 Great Articles about Time Capsules

Have you ever wondered what a time capsule is? It is a lost art that we want to bring back to help families capture all their stories to pass on to future generations. Keep your traditions alive. We all live in a fast paced world, that many times we forget what life was like when we did not have cell phones, or the microwave, or access to the internet to get our homework done faster. Do you even know how to use the old library card checkout system to take a book home? I think many times with all the new technology we lose a sense of what it was like for our older generations when they were growing up. Don’t get me wrong, I think I would lose my life if I lost my phone. However I also think we lose wisdom by not slowing down some times to hear the old stories of how things used to be in the past too.

Here are 9 great articles about time capsules that help explain this concept.

1. A Moment in Time To be Opened in 2019.

Her grandchildren begged for a long time, for their grandmother to open her time capsule she created. The O’Brien family gathered around finally as she opened the time capsule she made on December 31, 1999. Can you imagine her feelings when she opened it just before New Years in 2010. It was during all the millennium hype. People thought the world was going to end. She found the newspaper she saved in it discussing these stories. There were also family photos, questionnaires, kids artwork, and many stories to share in her time capsule. What a fun family bonding activity. The family has already made another one to be opened in 2019. Read this full article at http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-04-01/features/sc-fam-0401-time-capsule-20100401_1_time-capsule-popcorn-tin-essay.

2. Time Capsule Found

You never know what you will find when you purchase an old home. Some people put time capsules between the stud work of the walls of old homes in the past. Wouldn’t it be cool if you found an old time capsule in your home, from the original owner of the house. Hosts of the HGTV show Property Brothers (Drew and Jonathan Scott) discuss their lifelong love of time capsules and how they made one when they were age 5 and put money, notes, and pictures in it. Read about some other stories from their home show renovations and the time capsules they have found, at http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-09/features/sc-fam-0108-time-capsule-20130108_1_time-capsules-jonathan-scott-pleasant-surprise.

3. Oprah’s Fashion Time Capsule

Oprah is a name that will be remembered for centuries. She has definitely made it in the time capsule history book as far as great influential people. Over the years if you have watched her shows, you can see the many different fashion trends. “Oprah’s Favorite Things” is a great way to track over the years, what was in and out. Check out the rest of her time capsule story at http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-06-13/lifestyle/sc-fash-0613-oprahs-fashion-effect-20110613_1_oprah-store-fashion-line-oprah-s-favorite-things

4. Time Capsules Serve a Valuable Purpose

Just as we all reflect on the past during a funeral, so it is with a time capsule. It is a time of celebration for what life was like for someone. We all have stories we can tell future children of the world. Learn other ideas about a time capsule’s value at http://articles.latimes.com/1985-10-26/local/me-13171_1_time-capsules-world-records-grand-openings

You just never know who made a time capsule in the past, until it is dug up or an article is written about it. Have you ever made your own time capsule? Check out these other top 10 incredible time capsules, even one for Yahoo. See them at http://listverse.com/2009/04/27/top-10-incredible-time-capsules/.

Make Your Own Time Capsule Today

So would you like to make your own time capsule? You can start today by visiting http://www.timecapule.com and get your “Any Occasion” DIY Time Capsule. It is just like it sounds, for any event, topic, occasion, person, etc.

So what would you put in your time capsule? Comment below.

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