Time capsule opened as Barry County school closes. What was inside?

WOODLAND, Mich. — Barry County has unearthed a century of Michigan history.

As part of the closure of Lakewood Early Childhood Center in Woodland, Mich., the school opened a time capsule buried into the corner of the school’s 1923 building.

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The 103-year-old documents were encased inside of a copper container and are still readable today.

Ron Martin, a Lakewood historian and former teacher, says the school had no idea what would be found inside the time capsule…

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