One man has unearthed a time capsule that he and his brother buried 24 years ago, filled with items that are sure to give you a serious case of nostalgia for the early 2000s.
Father Dylan Schrader, a pastor, shared images of the silver package on Twitter/X before cracking it open in a thread on the social media platform.
The wrapping of the package initially caused some confusion, but Father Schrader explained that he and his brother had chosen a Crayola-themed tin for their time capsule.
He tweeted: “Context: Amid the millennium craze of late 1999, @Crayola_Capital offered a simple time capsule. My brother and I both made one on the verge of the new year. I originally had the idea of burying it somewhere, but for whatever reason that never happened.”
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Despite considering throwing it out or opening it prematurely, Father Schrader waited until the last day of 2024 to peel back the cellotape and reveal the contents.
Inside were a range of intriguing items including an AIDS flyer, an alcohol and drugs pamphlet, a half-completed personal information book, floppy discs, polaroid photos of his childhood home and a cassette.
Close-up images revealed items that were unmistakably from the “2000s”. Father Schrader noted: “Pokémon advertisement, Windows key from a keyboard, and Living Faith devotional booklet.” A message to the future was also included in the time capsule.
Father Schrader had penned: “I write to those who can’t write back. What is the future like? Is it 1984, Brave New World, or happy? The future. To the future, from an age of free speech, religion, and rampant capitalism. To you I send the message of God, of love, and of peace. And so, as I fill this capsule, I say to all of us today, yesterday, tomorrow. Peace out! “
Another item in the capsule was a cassette tape labelled “introduction”, with the pastor’s handwriting on the sticker. Father Schrader commented: “Apparently I recorded a message and some music? I’ll also have to try to find some way to access these disks, if they still work.”
He has since managed to play the tape, revealing it contained references to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a poetry reading and an Alanis Morissette song.
Father Schrader added: “I was able to play the tape. It starts with reading from a Calvin and Hobbes strip, continues with references to The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a poem (? ) by me (? ), musings on the future, and then into a song by Alanis Morissette.”