In a delayed conclusion to Greenville’s 150th anniversary celebrations, the town buried a time capsule on the lawn of the Chamberlin Free Library and Town Hall on Memorial Day.

At 1 p.m., three born-and-raised Greenville students – Stella Nelson, Luke Edgar and John Horsley – each 8 years old, started the burial and used a shovel to bury the capsule.

“They did a fantastic job and were honored to be a part of the burial,” said Town Clerk and 150th Committee member Kathy Valliere.

Inside the capsule was memorabilia from the Greenville 150th celebrations, including a hat, cup and T-shirt, as well as a flash drive containing the 150th anniversary parade and articles from coverage of the 150th celebrations from throughout the year, as printed in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcrpt. The articles were put in plastic sealed bags in hopes of preserving them. The capsule also includes a town report, and articles from other important events from the last few decades, including the devastating ice storm of 2008 and the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Greenville resident Nicholas Knight wrote a letter, recalling his experiences of being one of the children who was at the last time capsule burial in 1997, during the town’s 125th anniversary celebrations, which was also enclosed.

A granite stone will be put on top of the capsule, instructing that it is not to be opened until June of 2072, for the celebration of the town’s 200th anniversary.

“I will not be there, but some of the attendees will be able to tell the town residents more about 2023,” Valliere said.

Following the burial of the capsule, the town continued Memorial Day celebrations with a parade, featuring the Keene Legion Band, which traversed Main Street from Dunster Avenue to the bridge and the town’s war monuments, followed by band performances at the American Legion field after the parade.

Ashley Saari can be reached at 603-924-7172, Ext. 244, or asaarI@ledgertranscript.com. She’s on Twitter @AshleySaariMLT.