OSWEGO – This month, the City of Oswego Department of Public Works broke ground on the location that will hold the city’s new time capsule. On the West Second Street side of City Hall, you will see the workings of the site that will hold the official time capsule that is set to be dedicated on July 6, 2025, during the City of Oswego Independence Day Block Party. On that day, the time capsule will be placed into the concrete encasement during a brief ceremony and will not be opened until July 2048.
The monument, currently under construction by a small team led by Tom Warrington of the Department of Public Works, will be an additional area of interest for residents and tourists to stop and see, while pondering on the items and the history the capsule holds. Mr. Warrington and his team were responsible for the installation of the beautiful 9/11 Memorial located in front of the City of Oswego Fire Department Headquarters on the East Side.
“This time capsule is more than a collection of artifacts; it is a message. A message from the people of 2025 to the people of 2048, and beyond. It will carry our hopes, our pride, and the story of our city—the milestones we’ve reached, the challenges we’ve overcome, and the dreams we hold for Oswego’s future” Mayor Corradino said. “I would like to thank the Time Capsule Committee, DPW Commissioner Rebeor, the DPW workers and the Common Council for their support on this project.”
The capsule will remain sealed until 2048. The opening of this time capsule will coincide with the City of Oswego’s bicentennial celebration of its establishment. The collection of items going into this vault will include historical and current items representative from our community, local businesses and our day-to-day lives.
“The collection of items the Time Capsule Committee have already collected begin to paint a picture of what Oswego looked like in 2025,” said Greg Caster, Deputy City Clerk and Time Capsule Committee Chairman. “The variety of items will offer those in the next and future generations a once in a generation chance to look back and reflect upon a time that may be increasingly different from their own.”
For more information about the official time capsule project, please reach out to the Greg Caster in the Clerk’s Office at (315) 342-8117.
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