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General News: Quad Time Capsule Ready for Burial
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| (L to R) Susan Kamlet, Maryanne Rose O'Dell and Dean Satterly, of the historical society, hold the items that will be buried in the time capsule. |
October 21, 2009
On Sunday, members of the Cornwall Historical Society will bury a time capsule at Cornwall Town Hall that they will fill with articles and memorabilia about this year’s Quadricentennial celebration.
Historical society president Maryanne Rose O’Dell says that she and others are going to be careful to leave evidence of the time capsule so that in 100 years, on the 500th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage, Cornwall residents can find it. She says that historical records indicate that a time capsule was buried in 1904 to mark the placement of the war memorial on Veteran’s Way, but no one knows where it exactly it is.
In the 2009 time capsule, Rose O’Dell has enclosed a letter to the future describing all the activities that took place in the town and village during the Quadricentennial. “We are pleased to learn that this capsule has been unearthed and that Cornwall is still celebrating the history of this historic journey,” she writes to some unknown future resident. “Enjoy the festivities and may God bless us all.”
Along with the letter, the historical society is enclosing a Quadricentennial flag, an historical society t-shirt, and a stack of laminated articles about local events.
Here’s the full list of what will be inside the time capsule:
News articles throughout the year from the Cornwall Local and Cornwall-on-Hudson.com regarding local events and people that have celebrated the Explore 400 Quadricentennial in honor of Henry Hudson’s historic journey.
Jan Dempsey’s “Bits of History” articles regarding historic Quad events from the past and the present.
Brochures and pamphlets from events –
Mountainville United Methodist Church celebration at Donohue Park
Arbor Day celebration at Town Hall
Cornwall Historical Society Annual Dinner
Riverfest
River Appreciation Day
River Journey through Space and Time sculpture at Donohue Memorial Park
USMA Concert
Cornwall Independence Day booklet
Re-dedication of Village playground
Pictures of people and events throughout the year celebrating the Quad.
An official Quadricentennial flag, pin, New York State map/brochure celebrating Quad events throughout the State of New York.
The official Cornwall Independence Day Committee booklet.
Tee shirt from the 4th of July Independence Day celebration.
A pin from the Cornwall Historical Society.
The official calendar from the Town Quadricentennial committee which lists the Newburgh Bay celebrations of Quadricentennial events.
A Limited Edition postcard from the Palatine Shop in Newburgh honoring the 300tth Anniversary of Newburgh in celebration of the 2009 Quadricentennial Hudson-Fulton-Champlain event.
Letter from the Cornwall Historical Society describing the events from celebrations of the past year that honored the Quadricentennial.
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