Virtual Time Capsules
I have put together time capsules on several occasions. We did one when I was in elementary school I do not remember who was supposed to open it and I still wonder if the contents are on display at the school, or still buried deep in the group.
My sister and I made one and put it in a hole in the yard of our childhood home. I guess it will only be found if someone decides to dig a garden or plant a new tree.
Along with a group of friends, I put together a time capsule that we put into the side of a hill in Morgantown, WV in 1995. Someone was supposed to have removed it two years back, but I never did hear anything about it. I haven’t lived there for a while now, so I can’t do it.
Time capsules are fun to pout together, but you usually have to have a plan in place so that someone knows when to dig it up and that it’s even there at all. ?
Times are changing, though. Welcome to the age of virtual time capsules! The 100 Year Website has a novel idea.
You gather together all your pictures, video and audio clips, thoughts and writings in a virtual time capsule. You don’t have to be computer savvy; they have a Wizard to take you through the whole process in a simple, step by step process. Once you activate your capsule, you can add content to it for the next 365 days.
Then, the capsule’s contents are ready to be viewed for the next 100 years. You can leave it open for everyone to see, password protect it for your chosen few, or virtually bury it until a date up to 100 years from now. You can even choose an option to have a certificate representing your capsule send to you in an attractive metal tube. That helps if you feel the real need to actually bury something in the dirt in your backyard.
Their unique archiving system at http://www.the100yearwebsite.com/ is what allows them to offer the guarantee that your capsule will be there in 100 years. Your files are kept in duplicate and backed up regularly.
I think this is one of those unique gift ideas that makes a great impression when you have no idea what else to give someone. It’s charming and memorable and completely customizable.
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