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Century-Old Time Capsule Found at a Utah Church Evokes Memories of a Now Fleeting Japantown
Artifacts reveal history of Japanese immigrants and the church’s role in Japantown, including items like newspapers and flags preserved for over a century.
- On Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, the Japanese Church of Christ opened a time capsule during its centennial ceremony after church elders drilled through brick and concrete to extract a small bronze box hidden in the cornerstone.
- A historian's hunch and Lorraine Crouse's research prompted congregants to seek a capsule placed by founding members to preserve their community's hopes and faith for future generations.
- Among the items removed were a U.S. American flag folded with a handsewn Japanese flag, local newspapers including The Salt Lake Tribune, Rocky Mountain Times and Nippo, and two 6-inch leather-bound books in Japanese plus a Bible and New Testament brought by an immigrant in 1906.
- Preservationists from the University of Utah's Marriott Library lifted artifacts as hundreds of faith-group members and congregants watched, highlighting community interest in conserving the historic artifacts.
- Once home to about 90 businesses, Japantown now faces decline as Salt Palace Convention Center expansion and a planned sports and entertainment district threaten its historic scale and population of about 5,000.
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Century-old time capsule found at Utah church evokes memories of fleeting Japantown
A historian’s hunch about what might lie hidden within the walls of a Japanese church in Salt Lake City led congregants to uncover a century-old time capsule recalling the city's once vibrant Japantown
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Century-old time capsule found at a Utah church evokes memories of a now fleeting Japantown
A historian’s hunch about what might lie hidden within the walls of a Japanese church in Salt Lake City led congregants to uncover a century-old time capsule recalling the city's once vibrant Japantown.
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