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WATCH: Walt Whitman Museum To Seal Time Capsule For Poet's 200th B-Day
The Friday event is open to the public.
HUNTINGTON, NY — The Walt Whitman Birthplace Museum, nestled behind the mall that bears the iconic poet's name, is holding a time capsule event on Friday afternoon.
Museum executive director Cynthia Shor, a guest on Monday's "Patch AM," said it's coordinated with Whitman's 200th birthday in 2019, but delayed due to the pandemic.
"We will seal the time capsule and plant it next week," Shor said.
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The Town of Huntington bought the time capsule and they have planned the items for the past two years.
Various VIPs were invited to place personal pieces to store away for history, including Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Assemblyman Steve Englebright.
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It will get unearthed to commemorate Whitman's 250th birthday in 2069.
"There was some talk among us board members that we all have to designate a grandchildren to come in 50 years," Shor joked.
Watch the full "Patch AM" interview below.
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