Mburgh Time Capsule to be Buried on Oct 10 - 11 September 2025

MIDDLEBURGH - A time capsule with items from 2025 will be buried in Memorial Park on Main Street in Middleburgh on the afternoon of Friday, October 10, the day before the annual Fall Festival parade.

The time capsule will include pictures of local buildings, menus, and other items that are similar to those in a time capsule that was unearthed last summer. Melanie Laraway, Middleburgh village clerk and deputy clerk Becky Kelley, are heading the effort to find items to put in the time capsule.

The time capsule will be buried on October 10 at 3pm.

It will be buried in the same spot in the Memorial Park and will duplicate what was in the original so the public will have a 50-year picture of the village. The items will include pictures of buildings, menus, and other items.

A sealer machine to seal so got moisture will not get in the items. Funeral director Matt Coltrain said a new and better container could be used or the same box may be used with new sealant.

If you have ideas for items, contact the village office at 518-827-5143.

Some new technology may be buried. "Maybe a flash drive and hopefully 25 years form now we are still using flash drives," Ms. Laraway said.

The deadline for ideas it the middle of September .

The former time capsule was buried on October 11, 1997.

Last August, Middleburgh village officials traveled back in time to that date when they unearthed and opened a time capsule that was buried before the Fall Festival parade more than 26 years ago. The time capsule, a marble internment box donated by funeral director Joe Spink, had been buried in upper Memorial Park. The items are still on display at the village hall on Main Street.