Friday, February 27, 2026

The Hallmark Millennium Time Capsule Ornament

 







At last! I've had this on my radar ever since the Museum opened for business back in 2012. 

This is the Hallmark Time Capsule ornament, found just last night at Goodwill for $2.

It's beautifully designed with holly sprigs all along its surface, and I love how it's tapered in the middle. At first, I thought it was nothing more than just a trinket...and then I opened it up to discover the two-sided list, one for 2000 and the other for 2001, presumably once again to appease the "the 21st Century actually begins in 2000-and-1" set. 

Once again, I'm dying on the hill that the more poetic beginning of 2000 is the true beginning.