The time capsule from the original building was opened as part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration.
Contents were displayed for several weeks.
Then the capsule was returned to its original posiition and mortared into the cornerstone.
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Signatures Three pages of signatures were in the time capsule.
Students and teachers appear to have signed.
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There is a 1956 wheat penny in the time capsule.
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New York Times The front page of the November 18, 1956 New York Times was included.
This picture shows part of the front page.
The rest can be viewed at: http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?frow=0&n=10&srcht=s&daterange=period&query=November+18%2C+1956+front+page&srchst=p&hdlquery=&bylquery=&mon1=09&day1=18&year1=1851&mon2=12&day2=31&year2=1980&submit.x=0&submit.y=0
return to top of page return to Crystal Lake main page To contact the principal by e-mail Dedication Program The program for the dedication of the school, November 18, 1956
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return to top of page return to Crystal Lake main page To contact the principal by e-mail There is a carved arrow head wrapped in a pink sheet of paper. The paper has a note that says:
In Memory of William E. Kibbe, Sr, former 1st Selectman of the Town of Ellington
return to top of page return to Crystal Lake main page To contact the principal by e-mail Town Report The annual report of the Ellington Board of Selectmen for the fiscal year 1956 is included. In 1956, the fiscal yar ended on September 10.
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