VANDLING CENTENNIAL
1899-1999

Time Capsule

Schedule
TIME CAPSULE CEREMONY
September 5, 1999

MEMBERS:  Richard Kulasinsky (Chairman)                  Dan Blodnikar
                  Barbara & Robert Gliha                              Tom Prince

1) The agenda for the Capsule/Dedication was as follows:
A. Invocation  (Clergy)
                    B. Dedication of Flagpole and Flags
                               C. Blessing of Flagpole and Flags  (Clergy)
                                          D. American Legion Honor Guard to raise Flags.
 E. Pledge of Allegiance
           F. Mayor & Guests Remarks
                                                  G. Closing / Benediction (Clergy) Fr. Steve Matylewicz

2) Following the Dedication the Capsule documents was on display in the borough building until 4PM for viewing the documents to be buried.  The capsule contained pictures and other centennial items that took several months to finalize.
 

3) Time Capsule Questionnaires were available to the public at the ceremony and were included in the capsule.
 

Description

   A time capsule containing items from 1999 was placed in a container and sealed and buried with instructions that it is to be opened in the year 2099 at the close of the 21st century. The Time Capsule will contain sufficient materials to give the subsequent generations a concept of our culture.

    Rick Kulasinsky was the chairman of the committee responsible for selecting the items, the materials for the container, and the burial site. The committee members were:  Barbara & Robert Gliha, Daniel Blodnikar, Tom Prince and Rick Kulasinsky.

    Magnetic tapes or film probably were not be included because of their rapid deterioration.  The type of paper placed in the capsule was dependent on its composition. Some papers, such as low acid papers, deteriorate rapidly.   If a CD rom were included, then a cd player was included. Perhaps this is limited to audio, since the data file formats will probably change over the years. The formats have changed greatly over the past several years and many file formats of 5 years ago are now obsolete and discarded.  Laminated papers have a good chance of survival.

    The restrictions above are listed to  alert the reader that the Time Capsule Committee had considered each suggested item not only on the merits of its contents, but also on the survivability of the item. The container and the burial site also require detailed study.

    The development of the Time Capsule was a very challenging effort. The Time Capsule when opened 100 years from now on the eve of the 22nd century will provide the viewers an insight to our culture and our mode of living. Perhaps they will consider our telecommunications, health care, transportation, etc. as very primitive, if the world technologies grow exponentially as expected. However, if wars or natural disasters, such as earthquakes, asteroids, etc., result in humans resorting to a farming existence to survive, then the contents of the Capsule can explain our  technologies. One wonders whether there is a Time Capsule that would explain the technological feats of the Egyptian Sphinx and pyramids or any of the unexplained ancient mysteries.

    As of August 15, 1999, the Time Capsule Contents are as follows:

 VANDLING CENTENNIAL
 Time Capsule Inventory

 Organization Item
1. Forest City Borough Bag of Coal, and history
2. Browndale Fire Company #1 History & 2 arm patches
3. Mount Hermon Lodge #472 History, picture, brochures
4. Knights of Columbus History & $25.00 check
5. Forest City High School Class Night, Commencement
 Class of 1999 Programs & Picture
6. Forest City Elementary
 6th Grade Class 0f 1999 Yearbook
7. Christ Episcopal Church History, picture, ornament
8. Lackawanna County County Report/ Description
9. Pennsylvania Dept. of Transportation Litter bag, arm patch
10. Greater Forest City Industries Inc. History
11. The Forest City News History
12. Forest City Methodist Church History
13. Forest City Lions Club History & Key Chain
14. Forest City BPW History & Pins
15. The Knights of Lithuania History & Brochure
16. Forest City Fire Dept. History, Arm Patch
17. Hornbeck Chevrolet 1999 Car/Truck Brochure & Calendar
18. R.B. Fries Inc. (Buick, Pontiac, GMC) 1999 Car/Truck Brochure & Calendar
19. Dept. of Energy 1999 Car/Truck Fuel Economy Guide
20. Post Cards Elk Mt, Strucca Viaduct, Nicholson Bridge
21. Fifty State Quarters (Mint 1999) - Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and Georgia (50 States Mint Brochure Included)
22. Quarter (Mint 1998) - Shows difference from 1998-1999
23. Penny 1999 Mint
24. Nickel 1999 Mint
25. Dime 1999 Mint
26. One Dollar Bill
27. Twenty Dollar Bills (1) Old Style (1) New Style
28. Centennial Stock Certificate Certificate #140
29. Centennial Raffle Tickets $20 Raffle & $1 Raffle
30. Digital Video Disk (DVD)
31. Vandling History 1899 - 1937
32. Updated Vandling History 1899 through 1999
33. Logo & Slogan Marlie Martines Logo Winner Essay
34. Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Various Brochures
35. Various Newspaper Clippings Forest City News & Scranton Times
36. Photo of Martha Matos Painting
37.  Photos of Town
38. Anne Crowley History Book
39. Centennial Shirt, Mug, YoYo
40.  Centennial Event Pictures
 41. Cent. Dinner Dance Booklet
 42. Time Capsule Inventory & Site Map
 43. Flagpole History

 THINGS TO BE CONSIDERED:
  1999 Sears Catalog
  1999 Forest City Reg. Yearbook
  $5 Bill
  $10 Bill
  1999 World Book Encyclopedia Yearbook