PROVIDENCE – On Thursday morning, June 19, the time capsule from the cornerstone of The Miriam Hospital’s second building was opened by Jeffrey G. Brier and family as more than 50 members of the Miriam staff and community looked on.
Brier’s grandfather Benjamin placed the original time capsule in The Miriam cornerstone some 75 years ago. Benjamin Brier was the hospital’s third president. The cornerstone was part of the original Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island.
The contents in the time capsule included:…