September 25, 2021
TIME CAPSULE 2020
The year-long effort brought together a special collection of items from local organizations, businesses,
and residents.
NOT TO BE RE-OPENED FOR 100 YEARS
Deb Benjamin, Pound Ridge Historical Society President
The Time Capsule project, delayed considerably by the arrival of COVID, captures what life was like in Pound Ridge 2020 – and includes information about the town’s response to the pandemic. Organizing trustees are Brian Fortune (chair), Kathy Gursel and Joanne Mineo. Gillian van Schaick was co-chair before moving to New Hampshire last year, and Grant Webb made the display case that holds the actual time capsule sitting in front of the museum. Facsimiles of the collection will be put into the Time Capsule itself, which will be buried near the flagpole by the Town House – not to be re-opened for 100 years.
“Pound Ridge is the last rural town in Westchester and has more preserved lands than any town in the county,” says PRHS President Ebie Wood. “There’s no train, no major roads, no industry, not even a traffic light! This time capsule will capture what life was like in Pound Ridge in 2020 and I am hoping that our little town will remain a grand example for future generations to come. We are preserving our present so our future will know its past."
All the people of Pound Ridge were invited to contribute to this exciting project. Submissions were open to organizations, businesses, and residents, young and old alike, to share objects, writings, and other materials and items they felt were most representative of the town so to help the future citizens of Pound Ridge appreciate the past and better understand their present. Items donated for consideration were to be no larger than half a shoebox in size, though larger flat items were also be accepted. Donated items of greater size were donated or lent to the Historical Society for display in the Museum exhibition.
About The Pound Ridge Historical Society: "Preserving our Present so our Future will know its Past.” The mission of the Pound Ridge Historical Society is to discover, collect, preserve and transcribe material about Pound Ridge and its environs; to make such information available to the public; to bring together people of similar interests; and to promote and share the accumulated knowledge through publications, programs, exhibits and the operation of the Pound Ridge Museum.
The Pound Ridge Historical Society and Museum is located at 255 Westchester Avenue, Pound Ridge, NY 10576, 914-764-4333