Reprinted from Sternberg Museum's member newsletter, “The Pteranodon.”
By BILL GASPER
Special to the Hays Post
When Sternberg Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary this spring, one of the activities will be to remove the head of the large T-Rex in the museum’s diorama.
Beheading the 45-foot-long dinosaur will reveal an unusual time capsule that was created when the museum was opened.
Personal mementos, which included family photographs, recipes, financial certificates of deposit, and boxes and envelopes stuffed with personal belongings, were among the many items that were sealed in the gullet of the T-Rex.
At the time, Gregg Liggett, administrative director of the museum, said the idea behind the time capsule was to get the public involved in the museum’s new facility. For as little as $10, people were allowed to add to the items of the time capsule.
The museum provided envelopes or cardboard boxes for the time capsule at the following rates: $10 for a 6 x 9 envelope; $30 for a 9 x 12 envelope; $50 for a 3 x 5 x 12 box; and $100 for a 2.5 x 10 x 12 box.
Liggett said the T-rex time capsule wasn’t designed to raise a lot of money but rather to serve as a reminder that they had items at the museum each time they visited.