Morgan County History Center and Museum

10/13/2026

09/16/2026

There are three boxes of 1976 Time Capsule items remaining at the museum with a list of contents by name:
50th Session 1973 Mason Organization
Aabbatt?, Steve Craig Glenn
Afternoon Art Club program
Allen Ricky, Bonnie, Little?
Amy, Joe
Anthony M The Loan Arranger
Awbrey, Jeffrey Dee
Barnard, Eugene, Robert; William Baugh
Barrick, Mal & Romey, 239 E York
Bastin, Denise, Duane
Bastin, Harvey
Bicentennial Pageant
Bicentennial Program
Blankenship
Bonnie & Gerald, partial note
Borders, Mary E
Brinson, Jr. James M
Brummett, Regina Spangle
Butler, Amy & Joanne
Carmichael, Iva Mike
Carol & Terry
Christy's Dance Studio, 1974 Program
Clark, James Charles III, Sharon, 373 W. Pike St.
Coin, David
Critser, William Carl
Cross School
Dague, Jerry Lynda Mary Robert
Danny & Carol, Disney World 1975
Dena, Amy, Herb, Laura, Paul R.R.1, Box 399 Martinsville
Dixon, Kevin
Dixon, Terry Eugene son of Harold Eugene
Dwyer, Michael
Figg, Ajuanita, Vickie
Figg, Earl
Friends Church
Hardin, Descendants of Becky Hardin (Romine, Shields)
Heather, Linda Chris?
History of Mooresville, 1897-1930
Hurdle, Warren Insurance man Morgantown
Indiana General Assembly 1975 book
J J Newberry
Jamie--a few weeks old
Joshua Eric, May 1976
Kappa Kappa Sigma, Mooresville
Kirby, Diana Marie daughter of Gerald Kilty
Linville, Ralph/ robert, Capitol Oil
Martinsville Lions club
Mackenzie, Mike Mark Paul Kilty, Diana
Martinsville Chamber of Commerce
Martinsville Courthouse
Martinsville Lioness Club
Masonic Program, 1973 Golden Memories program
Matthew Teddy
Maxwell, Jane
McElwain, William (Mable Shields, Martinsville)
McGuire
McLane II, Michael Joseph
Messmer, Stephen J
Mike, Tiny Tots May 1971
Miller, Mona Marie (letter)
Mitchner: Lisa Ann Grounds
Mooresville Academy
Oldham, Brian, Brad, Susan
Owens, Donald & Dawn
Phelps Drugs
Prather, Don & Lillian, George Hendrix, Robin Mitchnmer, Mindy Hendrix
Romona, 1970 Tony Hulman race day letter
Rummage, J
Rummage, Jennifer Lynn & Bonita Gail
Ruona, Rachel
Ruona, Stuart, large file
Ruona, Stuart
Rusie, Robert Family
Satter
Scrougham, Lois and Voor____ Larry & Lois
Scott, Thomas Merrill
Sexton, Clovis
Shaneth, Brandee, Todd, Sheena
Smith, Albert Earl
Smith, Julia & Judy
Sparks, Jennifer, Judy
Swisher, Christopher Pearson son of Charles & Carol Sue
Swisher, Paul; Michael David, Mackenzi Schelm
Swisher?, Julie Neal April
Thacker, Charles A., Paul Brown
Tudor, Kathy
Unidentified pictures
Voorheis, Danny, Elmer
Walls
Walls, Darla
Weaver, Nancy
Wedbery?
Wise, Stewart
Wm. McElwain Family, Mooresville
Wright, Mike, Pat; Phil & Linda Pratt
Make sure you "sign the retrieval sheet" and state what you have retrieved before leaving with items.

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09/14/2026

Names on items remaining in the museum from the 1976 time capsule:
?, Shirly (letter to)
50th Session 1973 Mason Organization
Aabbatt?, Steve Craig Glenn
Afternoon Art Club program
Allen Ricky, Bonnie, Little?
Amy, Joe
Anthony M The Loan Arranger
Awbrey, Jeffrey Dee
Barnard, Eugene, Robert; William Baugh
Barrick, Mal & Romey, 239 E York
Bastin, Denise, Duane
Bastin, Harvey
Bicentennial Pageant
Bicentennial Program
Blankenship
Bonnie & Gerald, partial note
Borders, Mary E
Brinson, Jr. James M
Brummett, Regina Spangle
Butler, Amy & Joanne
Carmichael, Iva Mike
Christy's Dance Studio, 1974 Program
Clark, James Charles III, Sharon, 373 W. Pike St.
Coin, David
Cox?, Ezra, Susan
Critser, William Carl
Cross School
Dague, Jerry Lynda Mary Robert
Dalton, Steve
Danny & Carol, Disney World 1975
Dena, Amy, Herb, Laura, Paul R.R.1, Box 399 Martinsville
Dixon, Kevin
Dixon, Terry Eugene son of Harold Eugene
Dwyer, Michael
Elkins, John
Elkins, Russell
Etter, Bob Catherine Patrick
Figg, Ajuanita, Vickie
Figg, Earl
First Presbyterian Church
Flags of the American Revolution
Friends Church
Galyan, Heather, James, Shad, Marilee
Gardner, James D
Hardin, Descendants of Becky Hardin
Harris, Lynn Ann & Cyntha Lee
Hart, Janet; Kitty, Diana, Tom
Heather, Linda Chris?
History of Mooresville, 1897-1930
Hurdle, Warren Insurance man Morgantown
J J Newberry
Jamie--a few weeks old
Johnston, Beth
Joshua Eric, May 1976
Julie: partial Smith, Vaughn genealogy
Kappa Kappa Sigma, Mooresville
Keller, Kenneth & Karen Radcliff
King, Vera M; grandson Ken
Lebo, Betty
Linville, Ralph
lions club
Mackenzie, Mike Mark Paul Kilty, Diana
Martinsville Baptist Church
Martinsville Chamber of Commerce
Martinsville Courthouse
Martinsville Lioness Club
Massey, Todd & Chantel
Matthew Teddy
Maxwell, Jane
Maxwell, Shannon, Dale
McGuire
McLane II, Michael Joseph
Meredith, A
Messmer, Stephen J
Mike, Tiny Tots May 1971
Miller, Mona Marie
Mitchner: Lisa Ann Grounds
Mooresville Academy
Mooresville Bicentennial Committee
Moran Family
Morgan County Annual Mtg, REMC 1976; Indian Creek & Martinsville Schedules
Morgan County Extension Homemakers
Morgan County Republicans
Morgan County Senior Center
Morgantown Bicentennial program
Morgantown Chapter Eastern Star
Morgantown Elementary
Morris, Tim & Camilla
Oldham, Brian, Brad, Susan
O'Neal,John M
Owens, Donald & Dawn
Phelps Drugs
Prather, Don & Lillian, George Hendrix, Robin Mitchnmer, Mindy Hendrix
Prince of Peace Church
Railroad
Romona, 1970 Tony Hulman race day letter
Rummage, J
Rummage, Jennifer Lynn & Bonita Gail
Ruona, Rachel
Ruona, Stuart
Ruona, Stuart
Rusie, Robert
Satter
Schnaiter, Jackson; Rosalind Grenier
Schrougham, Lois & Larry Voor?
Schwab
Scott, Thomas Merrill
Scribbler articleButler, Amy & Joanne
Seay, Keith & Kenneth
Sexton, Clovis
Shaneth, Brandee, Todd, Sheena
Shelly, Mike, Kim
Shirley & Bonnie
Smith, Albert Earl
Smith, Julia & Judy
Sparks, Jennifer, Judy
Stephen, Shannon, Jane letter from Mom on growth chart
Stierwalt, Jeffrey
Stierwalt, Jeffrey, David
Swisher, Christopher Pearson son of Charles & Carol Sue
Swisher, Paul; Michael David, Mackenzi Schelm
Swisher?, Julie Neal April
Tammy & Todd, mentions Dale's Jewelry
Taylor, Brian born 1970
Taylor, Christopher Lee
Taylor, Dot
Taylor, Mike
Thacker, Charles A., Paul Brown
To Libby From Bobby, Valentine
Tudor, Kathy
Unidentified pictures
Vena, Imogene, Shirley, Rhonda
Voorheis, Danny, Elmer
Walls
Walls, Darla
Watson, Kenneth
Weaver, Nancy
Wedbery?
Weddel, Lavern Antoinette
Weddel, Lavern Ty Toni
Wise, Stewart
Wm. McElwain Family, Mooresville
Wright, Pat; Phil & Linda Pratt
Wylie, Lawrence & Etta Burns

If you come to retrieve items please make sure you sign the sheet noting what you retrieved and your contact information.

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08/18/2026

Items remaining from 1976 time capsule in the Morgan County Museum & History Center:
Aabbatt?, Steve Craig Glenn
Afternoon Art Club program
Allen Ricky, Bonnie, Little?
Amy, Joe
Anthony M The Loan Arranger
Awbrey, Jeffrey Dee
Barnard, Eugene, Robert; William Baugh
Barrick, Mal & Romey, 239 E York
Bastin, Denise, Duane
Bastin, Harvey
Bicentennial Pageant
Bicentennial Program
Blankenship
Bonnie & Gerald, partial note
Borders, Mary E
Bowman, Bill Kirk
Boy Scout Troop 212
Brenda & her mom and dad
Brenda from Mom
Brinson, Jr. James M
Brummett, Regina Spangle
Butler, Amy & Joanne
Carmichael, Iva Mike
Carol & Terry
Christy's Dance Studio, 1974 Program
Clark, James Charles III, Sharon, 373 W. Pike St.
Coin, David
Cox?, Ezra, Susan
Critser, William Carl
Cross School
Cure, William family; Heidi Marie Hacker
Dague, Jerry Lynda Mary Robert
Dalton, Steve
Danny & Carol, Disney World 1975
Dena, Amy, Herb, Laura, Paul R.R.1, Box 399 Martinsville
Dixon, Kevin
Dixon, Terry Eugene son of Harold Eugene
Dwyer, Michael
Elkins, John
Elkins, Russell
Figg, Ajuanita, Vickie
Figg, Earl
First Presbyterian Church
Friends Church
Hammans & Rawlins, Myrtle
Hardin, Descendants of Becky Hardin
Hart, Janet; Kitty, Diana, Tom
Heather, Linda Chris?
Heiny, Bertha Marie Feguson; Stephen Ray Heiny, Pamela Marie, Joseph Chester
History of Mooresville, 1897-1930
Holmes, Lumar & Gregory William
Hurdle, Warren Insurance man Morgantown
J J Newberry
Jamie--a few weeks old
Joshua Eric, May 1976
Kappa Kappa Sigma, Mooresville
Keller, Kenneth & Karen Radcliff
King, Vera
Lebo, Betty
Linville, Ralph
lions club
Mackenzie, Mike Mark Paul Kilty, Diana
Martinsville Chamber of Commerce
Martinsville Courthouse
Martinsville Lioness Club
Matthew Teddy
Maxwell, Jane
McFarland, Linda
McGuire
McLane II, Michael Joseph
Melodie & Jamie, grandparents lived on Kristi Rd
Meredith, A
Messmer, Stephen J
Mike, Tiny Tots May 1971
Miller, Mona Marie
Mitchner: Lisa Ann Grounds
Mooresville Academy
Mooresville Bicentennial Committee
Morgan County Annual Mtg, REMC 1976; Indian Creek & Martinsville Schedules
Morgan County Republicans
Morgan County Senior Center
Morgantown Bicentennial program
Morgantown Chapter Eastern Star
Morgantown Elementary
Myers, Alan Shelly LeeAnn 342-3940
Neal. John?: Anne & Larry, Shelly, Mike, Kim, Aunt Corda & Leon Clark
Owens, Donald & Dawn
Phelps Drugs
Poe & Tackett Family
Prather, Don & Lillian, George Hendrix, Robin Mitchnmer, Mindy Hendrix
Prince of Peace Church
Rawlins, Wayne & Geneva
Rendleman, Freda
Romona, 1970 Tony Hulman race day letter
Rossell, BeverlyHicks, Chester & Nancy (Chad & Mack Hicks)
Rossell, Larry or Beverly
Rummage, J
Rummage, Jennifer Lynn & Bonita Gail
Ruona, Rachel
Ruona, Stuart
Ruona, Stuart
Rusie, Robert
Satter
Schrougham, Lois & Larry Voor?
Scott, Thomas Merrill
Seay, Keith & Kenneth
Sexton, Clovis
Shaneth, Brandee, Todd, Sheena
Shelly, Mike, Kim
Shirley & Bonnie
Smith, Albert Earl
Smith, Julia & Judy
St. Clair, Tony or Dillow, Carol
Stierwalt, Jeffrey
Stierwalt, Jeffrey, David
Suter, Harold Descendents
Swisher, Christopher Pearson son of Charles & Carol Sue
Swisher, Paul; Michael David, Mackenzi Schelm
Swisher?, Julie Neal April
Tammy & Todd, mentions Dale's Jewelry
Taylor, Brian born 1970
Taylor, Christopher Lee
Taylor, Dot
Taylor, Mike
Teeters, Postmaster
Thacker, Charles A., Paul Brown
Thacker, Jeny, Shelby
Thacker, Shelly
To Libby From Bobby, Valentine
Tudor, Kathy
Unidentified pictures
Vena, Imogene, Shirley, Rhonda
Voorheis, Danny, Elmer
Walls
Walls, Darla
Weaver, Nancy
Wedbery?
Weddel, Lavern Antoinette
Weddel, Lavern Ty Toni
Wise, Stewart
Wm. McElwain Family, Mooresville
Wright, Pat; Phil & Linda Pratt
Come to the museum during open hours: Monday 10-2, Thursday 4-7, Saturday 10-3. Forms must be signed for anything that is retrieved. Some items only have first names on them.

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07/26/2026

Items salvaged from the 1976 time-capsule will be available at the Morgan County History Center & Museum, 127 S. Main St., Martinsville on August 15, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Items will not be available prior to that time. People coming to retrieve items will be asked to sign for items they take.

06/30/2026

n preparation for the opening of the 1976 time-capsule, the America 250 committee felt we should try to organize the contents of the time capsule so people wouldn't have to stand in the heat while waiting to retrieve their items. We are extremely disheartened to report that the vault used had been damaged while still in the ground at the courthouse at least over a year ago.

The time capsule has been stored at the county garage, in the dry for a year. Water had seeped in and the contents were sitting in a cesspool of water. Not much of what we found had any decipherable writing on it.

We know the vault was NOT damaged when it was buried, and we know that great care was taken to preserve it when it was dug up last year. The Indiana State America 250 committee had advised that the 2076 time-capsule NOT be buried.

We are attempting to dry the items to recover what we can. We will post more later about the program on July 4th. We will be accepting items for the 2076 time-capsule on July 4th 11:30 am at Jimmy Nash Park, Martinsville.

If you had planned to come from out-of-state for the time-capsule ceremony, we wanted to let you know the circumstances.

06/14/2026

America 250 Flag Day program today. 2:00 p.m. at the venue in Martinsville. In case of rain the program will be in the upper level stage area of the Art Sanctuary.

06/09/2026

The 1976 time capsule that was buried on the courthouse lawn will be opened July 4, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at the Jimmy Nash City Park, Martinsville, IN. If you have family or know of someone who is expecting to retrieve something an ancestor left for them, please attend. If you cannot attend, items will be transported to the Morgan County History Center & Museum, 127 S. Main St., Martinsville for later dispersal. We will be asking that those who retrieve items to leave us their name and contact information in case you are representing someone outside of your immediate family. It is our understanding that there may be a list inside the vault of who deposited items.
If you have something that you would like to have placed in the 2076 time capsule we will have envelopes available. It should fit inside a 10"x13" or smaller envelope. The items cannot contain plastic and if possible written/typed items should be on archival quality paper. These will be stored in archival boxes in an antique trunk which will be locked until its opening on July 4, 2076. The trunk will be stored in the Morgan County History Center and Museum with explicit instructions regarding its opening and contents attached to the locked trunk.