Temple Time Capsule Located

Mayor Don Mason announced Monday afternoon that the time capsule from the Zanesville Masonic Temple has been recovered.

The owners of the former Masonic Temple building, the Lodge of Amity #5, Free & Accepted Masons and the City of Zanesville said the capsule preserves and protects the artifacts and is a positive outcome from an otherwise tragic event.

The building’s owners are the owners of the capsule and graciously sharing the time capsule that it may one day be returned to the group who originally place it beneath the southwest cornerstone-the Freemasons of the Lodge of Amity #5. Masonic history reveals the time capsule was placed on June 24, 1902, during a cornerstone ceremony by the Grand Lodge of Ohio Free & Accepted Masons, led by Grand Master Ike M. Robinson of Chandlersville. 

In a press release the mayor said when the details are finalized, the time and place where the time capsule will be opened and where its contents will be displayed, will be announced so the citizens of Zanesville and the public at large may view the historic contents.

The capsule is being stored at the Community Bank until it is displayed.