Aidan Pollard Jul 17, 2021
Bruce E. Rocha Sr. shows off the contents of the 50-year Mattapoisett Lions Club Time capsule. Photos by: Aidan Pollard
A crowd awaits the opening
King Lion Ross Kessler gets the capsule from under the gazebo
Rocha poses with the list of contributors to the gazebo
Bette-Jean and Bruce E. Rocha Sr. pose with the list
MATTAPOISETT An event 50 years in the making.
At the end of the Mattapoisett Lions Club’s Harbor Days festivities on July 17, King Lion Ross Kessler opened up a time capsule left under the Shipyard Park gazebo in 1971.
The capsule was left at the dedication of the gazebo 50 years ago and before the opening, no one knew what awaited.
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Mattapoisett Club Digging Up 50-Year-Old Time Capsule This Month
What was Mattapoisett like in 1971?
That year in America, the Baltimore Colts won Super Bowl V, All in the Family was television s top show, and Time Magazine named Richard Nixon its Man of the Year. Many folks that now have roots in Mattapoisett, or other parts of the SouthCoast, for that matter, didn t necessarily get to experience the early 70s in the area, either because they lived in a different part of the world at that time or because they simply weren t alive yet.
A lot can happen in 50 years, and thanks to a decades-old project, modern-day SouthCoast residents will soon have the opportunity to take a look at 1971-era Mattapoisett from a cool new view.