Vote for Urban News to be included in Vance Monument Time Capsule

vote_unews_vance_surveyFinal Days to Get in the Asheville Buncombe Time Capsule!

 

 

 

To vote, go to: www.surveymonkey.com/r/FDXTC87

Type “The Urban News” on the last line, so that they’ll know what publication you want to include!

 

Time Capsule Content:  Make comments on what should go in the time capsule. Go to the City of Asheville website at ashevillenc.gov under City Projects to make time capsule content recommendations. Over 165 people have weighed in with their comments.

The 2115 Asheville Buncombe Time Capsule will be installed under the cornerstone of the Vance Monument in Pack Square Park at 6:30 p.m. September 18, 2015 as part of the final Movies in the Park season.

The Asheville Buncombe Time Capsule Selection Panel will make the final selection of the time capsule contents. Public input on the time capsule content will constitute 50% of the selection process. The Selection Panel will consider content on the suitability, size, and compatibility of materials to survive for 100 years.

Asheville’s 1897 time capsule was unearthed from this same location as part of the recent restoration of the Vance Monument. The time capsule was placed in the Vance Monument by the Asheville Masonic Temple and local Asheville leaders of the day. The contents, including such items as newspapers, a bible, and coins, are archived with the Western Regional Archives of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. The coins will carry forward to the 2115 time capsule.

Citizen Roll Call:  Stop by any branch of the Asheville Buncombe Library, or any City of Asheville recreation center to sign the citizen signature page and become a part of Asheville history. All signatures will be placed inside the time capsule.

For details on the project, go to: www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/CommunityRelations/ProjectsandInitiativesInformation.aspx

Stay up to date on the 2115 Asheville Buncombe Time Capsule Project at the City of Asheville website at asheville.gov under City Projects. For information, contact Debbie Ivester at 828-259-5804, [email protected].