The Brief
- A 50-year-old time capsule was unearthed in Menomonee Falls.
- Water leaked inside the vault, destroying most of the historical keepsakes.
- Surviving items include a t-shirt, signs and a pair of dentures.
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. – It almost looked like an exhumation at a Menomonee Falls park on Monday. That wasn’t the case, but what was found inside a damaged time capsule – unearthed after 50 years – still shocked.
Time capsule unearthed
The backstory:
When crews dug it out, it was a victory.
“The last time it was seen was on a trailer bed in the July 4th Parade in 1976. Two weeks later, it was buried,” said Menomonee Falls Historical Society President Denise Cichy.…