The West Chester History Center is just as much about the future as it is the past. A winding garden path will soon be added to the Center’s three-acre grounds. Among the native plants, the West Chester Bicentennial Planning Committee will bury a time capsule, a special pod filled with messages from 2024. On the threshold between its first and next 200 years, the township plants a seed of hope and investment in the township’s future.
Mary Jo Bicknell, president of the West Chester-Union Township Historical Society, serves as curator of the History Center. The group’s mission is to “preserve West Chester’s yesterday for West Chester’s tomorrow.”
“We’ll bury the capsule and hope that the things inside will tell our story 50 years from now,” Bicknell says.
So far, these items are to be sealed inside the 20” x 18.5” x 10” box:
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Letters from West Chester Trustees
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West Chester swag items
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2023 Founders Day Celebration flyers + photos
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Periodicals
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Lakota music, theater + sports programs
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Video of Live the Dream contest winners
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Property tax bill
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Pickleball ball
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And more!
Do you have an idea for a special something to be added to the West Chester Time Capsule? Share your suggestions in an online questionnaire at: WestChesterOH.org/200.
Save the date for the Founders Day celebration on Saturday, June 1. The community is invited to gather to enjoy the Founders Day Walk in Olde West Chester and an evening concert at Keehner Park.
West Chester Historical Society, 6670 Station Road, West Chester,
WestChesterHistory@gmail.com, WestChesterHistoricalSociety.org
