Time capsule found on EKU campus, contents revealed

RICHMOND, Ky. (AP) – Eastern Kentucky University officials have opened a more than half-century-old time capsule whose discovery on campus came as a surprise.

The Richmond Register reports that the copper box was buried in 1961 in the cornerstone of a campus building.

A crowd of EKU students, staff and faculty attended the box’s opening this past week. Copies of newspapers, course catalogs, magazines and photographs were pulled from the time capsule by EKU President Michael Benson and campus student body President Katie Scott.

School officials say the time capsule’s discovery came as a surprise. A similar box was found during the demolition of Combs Hall, but because the university was unaware of its presence, the box and contents were damages.