Personal Time Capsule and
Time Line Page

What would you put into your personal Time Capsule?

Join us in our TIME CAPSULE!!

 
Read the personal time capsules and time lines created by Northern Berkshire Adult Basic Education students, teachers and TA's.
 
Renaldo D.
Helen H.
Ronald S.
Hester S. 
Kathy H.
Abdirizaq D.
George G.
Chloe M.
Thelma M.
Carole B.
Concepcion M. (ESOL)
Jose S. (ESOL)
 
Renaldo D.

My Personal Time Capsule includes:

A newspaper and clippings of events that have taken place now, and in the past.

An audio tape and a compact disc of  all the various types of music that are currently  being listened to now. 

Pictures of  the current president of our country, with his name the back.

A videocassette of  the what the world and the people look like in 1999.

A picture of  myself; my name and date of birth with a list of things that I liked to do, and a brief outline about what it is like in 1999 from my point of view, and what thought the future would be like.

A few magazines: Sports Illustrated, People, Car and Driver, Time, Glamour, and a U.S. News and World Report.

A small bible and a cross, and a few bible verses on paper.

A note to whoever finds this time capsule to contact their local museum and let them know that you have found this time capsule.

A computer compact disc or two containing an assortment of  famous pictures, paintings, poems, classical music, and  many other various items to show what is was like before 1999. 

 
Helen H.

My Personal Time Capsule

I would include the following in my personal Time Capsule:

People-  Brother and Sister
Food-  Fish,   Dessert
Humorous Moments-  Trip to Amish
Places -  Medford, Oregon
Sounds-  Music
Embarrassing  moments-  Not  recognizing  people I haven't  seen in a long time
Movies-  Westerns
Events-  Senior Meetings, Trips
Music-  Country
Favorite Pastimes-  Reading
Smells-  Roses and Gardenias
Mementos-  Pictures
Favorite  Book-  Roses
Favorite Song-  Lucille
Favorite  Saying-  I agree

I like to travel. I would like to go to Alaska for a couple of weeks in the month of August. Winter is a good time to visit a warmer climate, like Florida or Arizona.

 
Ronald S.

The Times of My Life

1999  The year I started to look for a new  job.
1998  The year I got married.
1997  The year I took the GED tests.
1996  The year  I met my wife.
1995  The year I started school. 

 
Hester S.

Items for My Time Capsule

Person: Ronald Sheldon
Humorous moment: evening with  RON
Food: pasta, fruit, meat, potatoes
Places: school  work
Sounds: bed falling 
Embarrassing moment: sitting on bed, bed falls
Event: Anniversary
Music: western
Pastimes: work wedding, with Ronald
Movies: Dallas 
Smell: roses
Mementos: evening with Ronald
Favorite book: about nursing
Favorite song: Mom Tried
Favorite saying: "Stick it in yaun ear"
Favorite poem: Foot Prints 
Favorite painting:  donated Raphael
Favorite movie: Sound of Music
My personal time capsule includes : Hank Williams.
 

 
Abdirizaq D.,  AD (TA)

People: human
Food: Somali food
Place: Hawaii
Sound: bird singing
Embarrassing Moment: putting aluminum foil into micro oven
Event: running
Music: Somali music and R&B
Movie Genre: science fiction 
Movie: "The Matrix"
Smells: roses
Book: "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua A. Achebe
Song: "I have been kissed by a rose, and I don't want to wait in      vain."
Saying: "On Dogs"
Poem: "Hadii kale waxaan lahaa" (Somali poem) 

 
George G. (TA)

People: Mom, Dad, Peter, Amy, Craig, and Jenny
Food: Salmon
Place: Groton, VT
Sounds: South Park
Music: from the 80's
Pastimes: computer, radio
Movies: "Shawshank Redemption", "Airport", "Airport 1975", "South Park"
Smell: fried chicken
Mementos: Who's Who 1998
Books: "Johnny", "Bingo", "Ramshackle Roost", "A Billion for Boris"

My personal time capsule includes:
A picture of my dog.
1930 General Electric H31
Computer/notebook
Bullwinkle
A picture of a 1981 DeLorean

My time line includes:
1994 Graduated GDRHS
1998 Graduated NASC
1998 Who's Who Award 

 
Kathy H.

People: Thelma and Carole
Food: Mexican
Humorous Moment: Saw a man dressed as a woman
Place: California
Sounds: jazz and blues
Embarrassing Moment: underneath the barn
Event: photography
Pastime: bowling
Movie: "James Bond"
Smell: pie
Memento: Clyn.
Book: "Shakespeare"
Song: "New York, New York"
Saying: "007"
Poem: "How I Love You"
Painting: "Rock

 
Chloe M.

People:  My friends 
Food : pizza
Places : Maine, California
Sounds : Music, my friends talking
Events : Starting a new school
Music : Pop
Favorite Pastimes : skiing, hanging out with friends
Movies : "Titanic"
Smells : new money
Favorite Book : "Liddie"
Favorite Song : "What's My Age Again",  "All the small   things"  by Blink 182
Favorite Poem : "Where The Sidewalk Ends"

 
Thelma M.

My Time Capsule:

People:  My family 
Food:  Fruit and Nuts
Places: San Francisco and the Pacific Ocean
Events: Birth of my children
Music: Ray Charles, Areatha Franklin, Folk Music
Favorite Pastimes:  Reading, Painting
Movies: "Auntie Mame", "Tootsie", 
Smells:  Fresh baked cookies, lilacs 
 Favorite Book  "City of One"
 Favorite Song  "America" sung by Ray Charles

 
Carole B. 

My Time Capsule: Important People, Places, and Things

People:  family, friends, and students

Food:   Italian cooking (especially polenta and gnocchi), corn chowder, beef stew, vegetables, potatoes, cheese, freshly baked bread and butter, chocolate

Places:  any place on the ocean

Sounds:  a ticking clock, bubbling water, contented baby sounds, children playing 

Embarrassing Moment:  forgetting to blend the rouge dots on my cheeks

Events:  births of my children and grandchildren, deaths of my parents

Music:  pop, rock, rhythm & blues, jazz, folk, swing

Pastimes:   reading, music, flower gardening, surfing the Web, creating Web pages

Songs:  "Sunrise, Sunset", "Cat's in the Cradle" (Harry Chapin), "Black Magic Woman" (Santana), "Desperado" (Eagles), "Satin Doll", "Knights in White Satin" (Moody Blues), "Ragtime", "I Love Rock and Roll" (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts), "Daddy's Little Girl" (The Mills Brothers), "Gonna Fly Now (Rocky's Theme), "Harlem Nocturn", and, oh, so many, many more!!

Sayings: "That's Carole with an 'e'."

Smells:  flowers, fruits, simmering spaghetti sauce, frying onions

Books:  nonfiction: biographies, government/politics/history

Movies:  "Fiddler on the Roof", "12 Angry Men", "Terms of Endearment" , "Prisoner of Second Avenue"

TV: "Taxi" (post Latka), current events talk shows, C-SPAN, "Mad About You", "Law and Order" 

 
Concepcion M. (ESOL) 

My hero is my mother.  She is, she does, she gave me everything.

My Time Line
1958 I was born
1981 My daughter was born
1986 When I came to the USA
1993 When I met Jose
1999 When I got married

My Time Capsule
People: my grandmother and other family
Food: chicken, vegetables
Events: my family's birthdays
Music: romantic

 
Jose S. (ESOL) 

My parents are my heroes because they gave me wonderful things in my life. I'll love them forever.

My Time Line
1962 I was born
1970 I went to school
1976 I finished my school
1990 I came to North America

My Time Capsule  includes my favorite moments and my good times.

 
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