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Kansas time capsule sealed; 1911 capsule to be opened Friday

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) – A ceremony is planned in Hutchinson Friday to open one time capsule and bury another.

A shoeboxed-sized time capsule full of artifacts from life in Reno County in 2012 was welded shut on Tuesday. Its contents will be revealed Friday, and then it will be placed in the cornerstone of Memorial Hall in Hutchinson.

The Hutchinson News reports it will be buried in the same cavity that previously held a 1911 capsule, which was removed last fall.

Friday’s ceremony will mark the 100th anniversary of the grand opening of the building, which was called Convention Hall when it opened in April 1912.

After the contents are revealed Friday, festivities will move to the Reno County Museum, where an exhibit of the artifacts found in the 1911 time capsule will open.

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Information from: The Hutchinson News, http://www.hutchnews.com

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