1930 Time Capsule Collection
Title
1930 Time Capsule Collection
Subject
time capsule
Maroa (Ill.)
school
Description
A collection containing the items located in the time capsule found in the cornerstone of the high school building, which was built in Maroa in 1930. The building was demolished in 2023 and the time capsule opened at that time.
Creator
Maroa High School
Publisher
various
Date
1930
Contributor
Maroa High School gathered various items
Rights
The MF School Archives and the Maroa-Forsyth School District welcome you to use materials in our collection that are in the public domain. The Maroa-Forsyth School District may not own the copyright on all of the material within its collections, and some of the material may be owned by unidentified copyright owners. You may use materials for personal research use without permission; however, if you wish to publish or display copies of the materials, please contact the MF School Archives.
Relation
1930 Time Capsule Collection finding aid
Format
file formats online are JPEG; items included in time capsule are mostly paper with a few coins
Language
English
Type
Various materials, including coins, books, blueprints, and documents
Identifier
2023.05
Collection Items
List describing items included in the 1930 time capsule in the cornerstone of the Maroa Community High School
List describing items included in the 1930 time capsule in the cornerstone of the Maroa Community High School. This list was placed inside the time capsule. There were additional items found in the time capsule that are not on this list
Specifications for a Community High School District, School District No. 151, Maroa, Illinois, 1930
154-page bound book. Specifications for a Community High School District, School District No. 151, Maroa, Illinois, 1930. Charles Harris, architect.
History of the Maroa Community High School, by Wm. Dayton Keyes, Jr. 1930
History of the Maroa Community High School, written by Wm. Dayton Keyes, Jr. 1930
Official Ballot of the Maroa Community High School District No. 151 for the new school construction 1930
Official Ballot of the Maroa Community High School District No. 151 for the new school construction 1930. Ballot includes approval of the site, voting on construction, and proposition to issue bonds.
1930 March 27 [Maroa] News-Times, 58th year, Number 24
![1930 March 27 [Maroa] News-Times, 58th year, Number 24](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/67681/archive/square_thumbnails/d723ff46cb7a7a17b874a6a6b466b43a.jpg?Expires=1715212800&Signature=haeIXPw4NiSBPNYQ4ZMYUQ29aSVGGGlQWPVBqN9dkwl3bQ5BHaNGXEnt8PXlXSj%7EeJ47Saujw4WuZeCC5hqwJjZ2LRQTZESJn2kxf25JbaLpK80Kge1f%7ETx7vVHgbODODHTqQdMOHNi83tghih49780N%7Ei1Y%7EKbdJjLO3xihYhTE9AYLkFGodX6rFQQOl-MQaNRatCRY%7EAPWgzIUSLme96ZeyGTi6AjPedX27--8KovaJ%7EOB-7-aXnPsCRsQ221cWFQsOoazbaHswZEgam0iS0UVUuEATEDfVpbqIZsE2nEzSS013cmon-sNjKhP8uhAmR3aLK73mPLhFGr7ARNZyg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "1930 March 27 [Maroa] News-Times, 58th year, Number 24")
1930 March 27 [Maroa] News-Times, 58th year, Number 24
1930 Maroa Community High Blueprints
Blueprints from the 1930 construction of the Maroa Community High School. Blueprints were found in the time capsule which was located in the 1930 cornerstone of the high school building. The time capsule was recovered during demolition of the old…
1930 Maroa High School Yearbook, the Maronois.
A copy of the 1930 Maroa High School yearbook, the Maronois.
Inscription reads:
"This copy of the Maronois was given for depositing in the corner stone by Mrs. W. C. McGuire President of the High School Parent Teacher Association."
Inscription reads:
"This copy of the Maronois was given for depositing in the corner stone by Mrs. W. C. McGuire President of the High School Parent Teacher Association."
Collection Tree
- 1930 Time Capsule Collection
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