CAMDEN — November 14, 2018 was gray and windy. The morning crew working on restoring the church wall facing Chestnut Street discovered a corner stone that was hollow.

Upon further investigation, there was a time capsule, a metal box of copper and lead that was presumably placed there when the structure was built in 1922. Unfortunately, water had seeped in and all of the content had completely disintegrated.

There was a very narrow window of opportunity to replace the time capsule, in hopes that future generations might be more fortunate in its discovery.

Primary efforts were made by Elizabeth Moran, church archivist; Edmund Hartt, junior warden; and Jane Shroeder, minister of music, to fill a small water tight container to be placed in the hollow.

The contents of the new time capsule include:  

♦ Church Profile

♦ Service Leaflet, November 18, 2018

♦ The Choir Invisible Music

♦ Church Directory 2018

♦ Pictures of past Rectors*

♦ 2018 Annual Report

♦ Two pages from the current website to show who the Rector and staff were at the time. 

♦ Explanation of Provenance*

♦ 2018 Coins:  

    2- $1

    2 – 50 cent pieces

    2 – Quarters

    2 – 2018 minted pennies

The new time capsule replaced the old on Monday, November 19, 2018. 

*Paper items were laminated in an attempt to insure safety from potential water damage.