Swansea Time Capsule

On Saturday, October 14, 2000, at 1:00 p.m., a Millenium Time Capsule vault was also buried in front of the town hall. The vault contained up to 250 individual time capsules. This new capsule will be opened on or around October 14th, 2017, on the 350th anniversary of the founding of the Town of Swansea. Please join us in making history!

Past events:

On August 19, 1967, as part of huge town-wide celebration of the 300th anniversary of Swansea's establishment, a Time Capsule was buried in front of the Town Hall. A decree was made by the Board of Selectmen that the time capsule be opened in the year 2000. The "1967 Events" link on the left of this page gives a brief description of the events on August 19th, 1967. The "1967 Time Capsule Photo" link on the left displays a copy of a photo that appeared in the 1967 Herald News. Check it out and see if you recognize anyone!

On Saturday, August 19, 2000, the Time Capsule was opened. To read about the events, please visit the following links.

The Herald News :

"Residents Await Opening of Capsule Stuffed with Memories of Days Past" - by PENNY HUMPHREY, Herald News Staff Reporter

"Blast from the Past" - by JAMES FINLAW, Herald News Staff Reporter

and The ProJo :

"Swansea Time-Capsule Opening Provides a Whiff of Memories" - By JASON G. BAKER, Journal Staff Writer

For newspaper photos of the time capsule opening, please click here.

1967 Events

2000 Program of Events

Parade Details

Millenium Time Capsule

Ballad of Obadiah Slade