Golden Time Capsule: Artifacts From 1968 To Be Revealed Sunday

GOLDEN, CO – The City of Golden and staff from the Golden History Museum & Park will open a 50-year-old time capsule, buried in 1968, and will reveal its contents on Sunday.

Golden's time capsule tradition began in 1918 when Golden residents buried the first capsule, on Nov. 11, 1918, in honor of the end of World War I, and asked that it be opened by the people of 1968.

The next generation held a celebration on Nov. 11, 1968 at 11 a.m. They then buried another capsule for those of us in 2018, the city said in a press release.

Sunday, Nov. 11, the city and museum will continue the tradition with a ceremony to celebrate the 100th anniversary of "Armistice Day" – the official end of World War I. The event will begin at 11 a.m. outside Golden City Hall, 911 10th St.

The celebration will then move into the Golden History Museum just steps away, where the contents will be revealed. Attendees will also get a chance to be part of history as the museum gathers items for a new time capsule to be opened on Nov. 11, 2068, the city said.

Entry to the museum is free all day Sunday.

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Image: Lid of the Golden time capsule, buried in 1968 via City of Golden.

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