What would you want people 50 years from now to know about life in Mid-Mississippi?
Janelle Snyder with the Mid-Mississippi Regional Library System joined The BreckFast Show Tuesday morning to talk about the “Voices of Mid-Mississippi: A Community Time Capsule,” community project which will be sealed this week at the Attala County Library.
The project is collecting handwritten notes and small mementos from across five counties as part of the America250 celebration, preserving a snapshot of local life to be opened in 2076 during the America 300 observance.
Snyder noted that the project is made possible in part by the Mississippi Humanities Council through grants from the state of Mississippi.
As part of the project, Boswell Media also contributed several items to be included in the capsule. Each staff member submitted an official business card sealed in a Boswell Media envelope. The group also added station promotional items representing its local brands, including a Breezy 103 fan, a Cruisin’ 98.3 car pen, and a Kicks 96.7 koozie. Breeck Riley also included an “On Air” sign recovered from an old radio studio in Carthage, adding a piece of local broadcasting history to the collection.
Library officials say the capsule is designed to capture everyday life in Mid-Mississippi—from community voices and leadership messages to small artifacts that reflect local culture and identity.
The time capsule will be sealed during a ceremony at noon on Thursday at the Attala County Library and will remain preserved until its reopening in 2076.
Listen to the full interview below to learn how you can still take part before the deadline.
For more information, call the library at 662-289-5141.
