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BYU Seals 50-Year Time Capsule for 2075 Bicentennial

The project links the 150th year to the bicentennial through artifacts of campus life.

BYU president Shane Reese, right, and Keith Vorkink, BYU’s advancement vice president, left, speak during a time capsule packing party as part of BYU’s 150th anniversary celebration at Brigham Square in Provo on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Overview

  • BYU leaders sealed a sesquicentennial time capsule Tuesday during a Brigham Square event, to be opened in 2075.
  • The box holds a roll of pennies, a smartphone, earbuds, a diploma signed by early leader Karl G. Maeser, and textbooks from the new Univ 101 course.
  • Standout athletes contributed keepsakes as Jane Hedengren added a uniform and her title-race bibs, and Richie Saunders placed his No. 15 basketball jersey after an ACL-shortened season.
  • University officials plan to place the sealed capsule in the new administration building once construction finishes in an estimated two to three years.
  • The effort nods to BYU’s 1976 capsule by echoing earlier measuring tools and includes a printed devotional from church president Dallin H. Oaks to connect past and present leadership.