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Bicentennial memorabilia, including newspaper articles, radio apes, student essays and numerous souvenirs of the nation’s 20th birthday, will be buried Sunday in a capsule, to be reopened in X28. Dennis Brewer, a member of the Canar daignua Bicentennial Committee, said a ceremony will be held at 12:30 p.m. near the large boulder on the court house lawn com memorating the signing of the Pickering Treaty. After that, the burying of the lint capsule will take place. He said that he and Susan Howard (both are Elementary Schooll teachersy have compiled number of articles, which will be placed in the capele to be opened s) years from now. ‘They include: Newspapers Included 1. The Canandaigua Daily Messenger copy of July 6, 1975, reporting on July 4th activities and Messenger clippings during the past year telling of Bicentennial activities in the com munity. 2. A copy of the Democrat and Chronicle of July 4, 1976, 3. A tape of the July 4, 1976 radio station WCGA morning newscast. 4.A set of uncirculated coins aid a $2 bill all dated 1976. 5. A Jaycers Bicentennial calendar, Student Essays 6, More than 200 eays, written by last year's Junior high school students on Bicen tennial subjects. 4. The VA Hospital Bicentennial progesin, ee Canandaigua church programs for July 4, 1976. 9. The Bicentennial issue of Time Magazine, 14, TV Guide for July 4 through 10. 11. A list of members of the city and tawn and school bicentennial committees. 12. Postcards showing Canandaigua area scenes. Souvenir Vems 13. Bicentennial souvenirs including ball point pen, paper Weight and key chain. are Tapes of concerts by the Junior Academy ad. a. Copy of program of the reenactment of the laying of the City Hall cornerston. 16. School yearbooks. Grain Seeds 17. Wheat and oat seeds inserted to sew if they would germinate. 78. Canandaigua phone books. 19. Savings band made out to the Salvation Army contributed by Miss Howard. 26. Coins from the collection of Dr. art afts, Joel Hadin. Brewer said that as part of the ceremony 76 gas-filled balloons will be released in front of the court house. He said they will contain messages asking that finders return them to the Bicentennial committees, telling where they were found.
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Canandaigua Daily Messenger
Canandaigua, New York, US
Fri, Sep 10, 1976
Page 14
Full Page
Clipped by
Sara D.
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