The following is a list of contents as supplied by the County Clerk's office that were contained in the time capsule pulled from a time capsule Tuesday:

1 copper box
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9”x7.75” photo of building dedication attendees, caption reads – “(left to right) Glenn Aylsworth, Prosecuting Attorney; Harford Field, Architect; Charles Kraitz, Cleveland Township Supervisor; Alfred Kirt, Centerville Township Supervisor (deceased, 8/2/1968); Everett DeLong, County Treasurer (retiring 12/31/68, 35 years); George Fredrickson, Leelanau Township Supervisor (taking office – Treasurer – Jan. 1, 1969); Irving Francisco, Elmwood Township Supervisor; John Snyder, Empire Township Supervisor; Edward Mikowski, Solon Township Supervisor; Hon. Charles L. Brown, Circuit Judge; Frederick Hahnenberg, County Register of Deeds; Arnel Engstrom, State Representative, 104th District; Hon. Myles C. Kimmerly, Probate Judge; Elmer L. Dalton, County Clerk; Rev. Karl Weckwert, Lutheran Pastor, Leland; Benjamin Hohnke, Leland Township Supervisor (chairman, Building & Grounds Committee); Howard Reincke, Bingham Township Supervisor (Chairman, County Board of Supervisors). Building started – March, 1966 – Occupied – December, 1966. By Margaret E. Weinert, Deputy County Clerk.”
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Note within envelope on the County Treasurer’s letterhead detailing costs of the new Courthouse.
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One Prospector’s Club member card.
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Two 2×3.5” advertisements, endorsing Elmer L. Dalton for reelection.
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One check for .10, issued to Elmer L. Dalton by the State of Michigan.
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One program from the 47th annual convention of County Clerks, ca. 1955.
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One handout detailing “Notes on American Citizenship.”
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One signed note from Robert P. Griffin, U.S. Senator, acknowledging the courthouse dedication for July 4, dated July 10, 1968.
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One copy of “100 years in Leelanau, a History of Leelanau County, Michigan”, compiled by Edmund M. Littell.
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Envelope addressed, “Myles C. Kimmerly, Judge of Probate, Leelanau County, 1968”, containing masthead from the February 15, 1968, Leelanau Enterprise – with small article on “shocking statistics”; photo of Judge Kimmerly (?) and one other individual, with caption, “In recognition of Law Day 1966 from Gd. Traverse & Antrim & Leelanau Bar Association”; editorial from the February 8, 1968, edition of the Leelanau Enterprise, entitled “Glue”; newspaper clipping from the Press State P…, with photo of Emelia Schaub and Judge Kimmerly posting a sign on the side of the Old County Jail, entitled, “Leelanau Historical Museum”.
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Large envelope, entitled, “Office of County Clerk: Elmer L. Dalton, County Clerk; Margaret E. Weinert, Deputy County Clerk (contents inserted: September, 1966)”, included the following:
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One copy of the November 10, 1966, issue of the Leelanau Enterprise and Tribune;
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One American Legion membership card, issued to Elmer L. Dalton, for the year 1965;
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One advertisement, clipped from an unknown paper, for Elmer L. Dalton on one side, and for Glenn Aylsworth on the reverse;
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Two multi-paged pamphlets entitled, “A Brief History of Leelanau County, Michigan”
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One official directory for Leelanau County, Leland, Michigan
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One picture of Elmer L. Dalton and Margaret Weinert
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One copy of a picture of the 1965 Leelanau County Board of Supervisors
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55 cents in change – 1 quarter, 1 dime, 3 nickels and 5 pennies
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Picture of old courthouse
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Pamphlet entitled, “F-A-C-T-S regarding the Proposed New Leelanau County Court House”

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