Town History

Local History - Time Capsule

On Saturday, October 14th, 2000, the Millenium Time Capsule was buried in front of the Town Hall at a 1:00 pm ceremony. This time capsule will be opened in the year 2017 to mark the 350th anniversary of the founding of the town of Swansea.

The Millenium Time Capsule is comprised of 250 individual time capsules that were available for purchase by town residents for $5.00 each. Each school in town was also allotted 3 capsules. Time capsules were purchased from Roger Gibeau and made by Winthrop Sanford of Building Materials, Inc.