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Museum will be open by appointment only from Dec. 19, 2025 through Feb. 28, 2026 by calling (651) 261-9888. Museum reopens March 6, 2026 from 1-4PM.
Bicentennial Time Capsule
Bicentennial Time Capsule
North St. Paul's Buried Treasure
North St. Paul's Buried Treasure
From 1976 to 1978: Items were collected by North St. Paul's community members and placed inside the metal time capsule
Items were sealed inside by K&G Research Company
December 27, 1978: Time capsule was buried outside the original library building, now the North Star Museum
Time capsule will be unearthed during a June History Cruzers Car Show
June 25, 2026: Both the North St. Paul Historical Society and the North Star Museum will host a joint event where the contents of the Bicentennial Capsule will be on display
Witness History in the Making
Witness History in the Making
Donors dropped off items at the library
Items were collected from 1976 to 1978
K&G Research Company employee sealed the capsule
December 27, 1978
Folks present at the capsule burial look forward to it being opened this summer
Capsule being lowered in the ground
North St. Paul officials shoveled dirt on top (a sidewalk added later) to bury the capsule
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