The Time Capsule

What mementos would you have placed within a box buried at the cornerstone of this church?  I don't know at which corner the box is but I can share with you what it contains.  Our box holds a Bible (a gift to Rev. Surber from his grandparents on his 12th birthday), a brochure describing the church building program listing the architect, the names of the building committee, the finance committee, the board of Elders and Deacons, and a roster of Church membership.  It also holds an article from the News Sun about the congregation's decision to build a new church, a copy of the Sun Citizen describing the ground breaking, a clipping from the Arizona Republic with a photo of the seven ministers, active and retired, who had served this church, and finally, the envelope in which R. Holmes, contractor, had submitted his successful bid for church construction.

A newspaper photo from December 20, 1965 shows architect Wallace H. Brown watching as Rev. Charles A. Surber places a small box, about a foot long by 7 or 8 inches wide and tall, into a hollow concrete block.  That solemn and joyful ceremony took place on Monday, December 27, 1965.

The lead box had been thoroughly sealed with solder.

~Donna Roth

Should we put together another time capsule in honor of our 50th anniversary?  What might we store inside it, and where could it be placed?  Leave a comment and let us know what you think!