School Time Capsule Opening Reveals Pieces of History

By MOLLY McVETY, The News Journal

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) During the demolition of a building to make way for the new Bancroft School in Wilmington, a piece of history was found buried in the schools walls.

A time capsule from 1953 was discovered in the date stone of the old Drew Educational Support Center by the Whiting-Turner construction company. After carefully working around the capsules original casing and brick, it was turned over to the Christina School District and was opened at a recent school board meeting.

Whiting-Turner declined to comment leading up to the reveal of the capsules contents.

The discovery set off a frenzy on social media and led to speculation about what could have been preserved for the past 70 years.

People have been trying to guess for days what may be inside the mysterious box found at the Drew building, Dan Shelton, district superintendent, said in the days leading up to the reveal.

Everything was wrapped in newspapers, bound by since-rotted rubber bands.

The first item removed by Shelton was a miniature copy of the New Testament, which the superintendent recognized as Gideons version.