Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1914 — TO BE SEALED FOR CENTURY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TO BE SEALED FOR CENTURY

Vault Containing Interesting Records Will Remain Unopened Until the Year 2013. The affording of an opportunity to the members of the Modern Historic Records association to deposit personal and family records in such a manner that these records will be opened by their descendants or successors in the year 2013 is a very interesting proceeding. . . This useful society is sending out to its members two large envelopes, made of durable Japanese vellum, in which they are requested to inclose genealogical records, family memoranda, messages, photographs, and whatever else they see These en--elopes are'to be sealed with wax and deposited in two lead I’ned chests. One of these chests, securely locked, will be stored with the association’s collections in the Ne>v York public library.

A copper plate inscriptloii, addressed to the citizens of New York, will direct that the chest be opened in the year 2013 The second chest wiU be put in a vault near the Cheops pyramid in Egypt The chests will also contain documents, tablets and photographs relating to the life and affairs of the people in the year 1913.