TIME CAPSULE: Confederate Money, Copper Coins, Bible Among Items Found Under Lee Statue In Richmond 

They literally don't have a clue on how or what they're doing

It’s annoying that these people were ok with tearing apart history. This is not a celebration it’s destruction of history!

"She likes the job she has" Destroying American history 🤢🤮

Still never should be taking down the history of the USA

Why do these people seem to be *completely* unprepared to process these artifacts?

You should have left the statues alone.

Should be doin this in a climate controlled room ffs

What a shame to remove the Statue of General Lee! I hope it is preserved somewhere! You can’t hide History!

The lady in charge is in the wrong profession if items with a finger print on them are the only items that excite her. Anytime historical items are found should be exciting. In fact, their process appears to be somewhat crude and disrespectful of historical documents and items. It was very exciting for me to experience this live and can’t wait to see these items and their content when the process is complete.

Geez, I know nothing about how to do this type of stuff but I guarantee you that I could put it all in Tupperware with some rice & that would have worked better, plus I would have been much gentler when handling it. They are rough handling it so badly it’s hard to watch without cringing. And for the record, I’m not saying they should use rice & Tupperware, I’m just saying it would be better than what they’re doing.

I'd like to see that bible, specifically Isaiah 11:6. It has changed (Mandela effect). My 1900 KJ, 1990 Concordance, NKJ, and NIV has changed to the wolf. I have one item that did not, an exceptional Christmas card (a 1990 copy of an artists painting, with the lion embracing and lamb in snow). It reads;"The lion shall lay down with the lamb, and the leopard shall be at peace with the goat. Peace shall reign in all the earth, and a little Child shall lead them.

""I'm just gonna hold this up" all I see is blurr as she waves it around lol

I love history, but found this somewhat annoying.

Everything in that box once put together will tell us a story....and we as a nation should listen.

What are these peoples qualifications because it looks like a complete hack job.

“This is def not dry” umm 🧐 you’re going to insist on picking it apart sopping wet? Sooo careful, yet such weird mistakes This woman in charge of this reminds me of that ONE smart girl in school,- but now she’s grown up and overweight and even more insecure. She speaks ridiculously loud too

When historians call in sick with covid, and dollar tree workers step in. 👏🏻

They’ll never tell us everything that was in the box.

They need a professional in charge this lady is destroying history

It was opened prior to the cameras being there. No telling what was removed. It is shameful to remove those statues and shows total disrespect for our ancestors.

I'm sorry they don't look like they know what they are doing sad.

Stereotypes exist for a reason, I wouldn't put these people in charge with public sanitary clean-up, let alone something as priceless as these artifacts.

Grab your son. He is touching historical artifacts. Like whose parent does he belong to?!!

Anyone else think that they were handling the contents way too rough?

I wonder how long til they cancel these documents as well, like the statue. They should give these artifacts to some confederate white family for safe keeping.

This was hard to watch…the process

How did this precious history end up in this place with these people and not in a very respected museum opened by someone clearly used to handling such delicate pieces of history. Would be cool if a clairvoyant put in a "note to people in the year 2525 if man is still alive ...ah so you survived Covid! You survived the Biden/Trudeau years. You missed the Titanic of Socialism by a hair. You guys rock...all without a hot war!!!

Omg a live round isn't going to hurt you. these people are weirdos. Bomb squad for a shell.

Glad this was the whole 2 hours and not just a 30 second snippet. Very interesting!

i wish the beard of knowledge from pawn stars was there

How to destroy historic artifacts in a few easy steps. Those people have no idea what they are doing. Or they dont really care about preserving anything, just making spectacle.

It should have been put in an autoclave on low settings as soon as they cracked open the box and left there for a month. What they're doing is just seemingly strange you're picking those pieces of paper apart while they're still wet unbelievable. I looked up the autoclave and it's not the machine I was thinking of. Any event I don't believe the contents were that wet or they wouldn't have survived at all but since they were worried about moisture they should have tape it taken steps to dehydrate it and not just those gel bags but rather some kind of evacuation and nitrogen replacement solution. In any event I still think they were too casual. It wasn't any reason not to take the box completely apart so that they wouldn't be digging. I was rather appalled and dismayed that they open that one paper up looking for a picture of Lincoln that should have been done in a very controlled environment and that was the reason I wrote in and complained in the first place. Sorry for my error I hope they do well

In her youth, my wife had a boyfriend in NYC who was the scion of a wealthy old mercantile family in the city. The family had an old brownstone on 5th Avenue that was vacant. The young man had gotten the key, and on a lark after an evening out on the town, the two decided to spend the night in the old Brownstone. Unfortunately, it was very cold and there was no heat, so they decided to use a fireplace. Naturally then needed something to burn, so they started to look around for something to throw on the fire. In a dresser draw they found a whole drawer of Confederate money in all different denominations, and gradually they burnt the entire draw full. Even then, quite some time ago, that currency was worth at least a good part of its face value, but they didn't know that.

This was a sad avalanche of events. A sitcom really

I'm shocked to archaeologist wasn't involved because these people have no idea how to handle artifacts especially potentially damaging them that's already over 150 years old and wet

Hear the whispers when they pulled a document about “Knight’s Templars”. “Oh the conspiracy stories now”, someone whispered.

you dont think the statue deserves to stay in place but you sure pounced on the valuables underneath it didn't you? Also, you thought that piece of shell could be "live"? good God do you guys know anything about what you are preserving?

*Awesome job on the 360 P video quality.* Capturing at such a resolution in 2021 truly shows how clueless these people are about technology.

How many times did she say it was the box they were expecting 🤔

A 3×5 PICTIRE OF PELOSI'S H.S. PHOTO

This was really cool too see but I can’t help but view the whole thing with a dark stormy cloud overhead. First they were toppling statues, then they were taking them down purposely and deliberately and I can’t help but wonder what the people who put the time capsule together in the first place, envisioned for the future of the country. But this was not it if I had to take a guess.

The incompetence is astounding

I bet the guys who stole all the Plumbing out of the house I had for sale would love to get their hands on that box

Most of these people don’t even no what’s in the Bible. Maybe they should research cornerstones in the Bible.

They’ll probably be ordered to destroy everything in the box since that’s what they’re doing with all our statues.

This is the date that matches the birthday of my grandfather,, Fred Fredrick Sherman , Father of Melvin Andrew Sherman, 1907, Antler Oklahoma, Family of Masons. Married Into the John Daniel family of Asher Oklahoma.

I would love to read that Bible just to see the way it read then versus today

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I hope they preserve what is found, and do not destroy the History just because it may go against the Liberal Narrative!

Why didn't they simply use a dehumidifier in an environmentally controlled room to dry out the contents of the box...slowly - gently...I am kinda disappointed :o(

The whiteboard at the back has a strange 66 on the bottom with a5/2 located beside it . By accident or on porpoise not dolphin …….. Freemasons killed Lincoln. Time capsules are cool btw ……

This has to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen!! Why is that kid there? The random black guy? WTH??!!

Stage much. What is with that poster in the background. Not buying it.

So many experts in the comments graduated from the school of watching National Treasure 1 and 2 several times.

They don't know what they're doing

And considering the circumstances they acquired them , they shouldn't have possession of any of it. They want to preserve this stuff so badly , then they should have preserved the statue. They should be locked up. They are destroying our history.

Why would you expect anything to be under a monument that never meant to be removed. Why would a time capsule even be there? Make no sense.

The reason government employees are so expensive is so we get the best and the brightest?

Huh. As the states tippy top conservator, you should have conserved the statue itself too..and failed...

She needs to take the mask off and breathe lol

Why are your videos less than DVD quality?

My training and experience in working with national landmarks and conservation and restoration of these valuable reminders of our past had me cringing at this amateur recovery operation. It clearly shows this woman is appointed to her position and not deserving to lead this operation. She is impolite as well. The lack of proper equipment and lighting really shows the level of amateurish attention to detail. Using that steel plaster blade was butchery!

I’m sure we will be lied too as usual

If she cut from the around the sides at the top edge, she wouldnt shoot as many fragment and sparks at the artifacts or have to worry about the lid falling on them

Didn’t show that piece of wood very good , cameraman zoomed out when she showed other side of wood block.

Our ancestors are rolling over watching this shitshow.

So they tore down the Lee statue?,

Lol where’s a man at in that room? Hello sir excuse me but could you help me?

They put the Bible right on the plastic tray? Then later the woman says "they put things on the paper so things don't stick"?? This lady then goes and say "I like clay Potts blah, blah..., these are just books"??? Wth is going on here?

Pro's eh?

These women seem annoyed and bothered by what they are doing. I know having a film crew there can not be easy but whats annoying is watching them do this.

It contained a photo of a nude woman with a note on the back that reads - “Deer, brother (Heart emoji) we had some wild times dint we!? Remember me this way - Your loving Sister Samantha”

That lady was breathing hard!

I saw my ancestors name on the "GRANTHAM" "Memorable Accounts Patricularly in Virginia" book

FJB and FKH

Bible found at the Lee pedestal...confirmation you should never remove the monument.

27:50 lol they are as delicate as a laborer with those stuck books. Good they are conservators.🤣🤣🤣 They should just cut the box sides to free the pressure, my guess.

Awesome that this a full video. Thank you.

I hope we get the whole story this bit reveals. 🙏

Awesome coverage! Thanks

“And in the closet behind me is where I locked all of the qualified museum people so that nobody could steal my spotlight and stop me from bulldozing through this entire box before the next commercial break”.

A nail tech would have done a more professional job

Egyptian scientists are looking at a mummy that is 3500 years old inside an MRI to unravel mysteries about ancient Egypt, while Americans call a 130 years box a time capsule. I give it a 2 for the desparate attempt at yearning for some historical relevancy.

🤔13” 13”🤔 rebellion is masssons 😳

- WHY ARE YOU DESTROYING THE BOX ??

What was the Bible version???

I found historic artifacts! *Haphazardly rummages*

SLOW DOWN!!!

I want that Mason book, that would be so interesting to read.

Why did we remove the statue ?

What people found to be worth destroying by removing the statue, is found to be precious in a box of artifacts. Interesting.

Would anyone know the answer to this question; living in the deep South we use dehumidifiers and fans. Does anyone believe that this would have helped procurement of these items .ore safely or would the dehumidifier cause it to crumble? NOTE: I'm not suggesting that they dry it out but pull some of the moisture out of the artifacts while they still remain slightly damp. Often in wet wood we would drill small holes and then with the dehumidifier it would draw some of the dampness out of the bottom would that have been okay to be done or would that have jeopardized what is in the Box? Was this time capsule buried deep enough that insects would not be an issue? Thanks so much .

I would be interested in taking in some information about my grandfather's day!!

They will be coming for these too!!!

Robert E Lee * (Lee's advice to a new mother) Teach your child to deny himself. * Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less. * If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot: You will wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind. * Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret. * In this enlightened age, there are few I believe, but what will acknowledge, that slavery as an institution is a moral & political evil in any country. It is useless to expatiate on its disadvantages. * We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of principle, but it is the path to peace and honor. * If you have any fault to find with anyone, tell him, not others, of what you complain; there is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to be one thing before a man's face and another behind his back * In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. * Never do a wrong thing to make a friend--or to keep one. * I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. * Secession is nothing but revolution. The framers of our Constitution never exhausted so much labor, wisdom, and forbearance in its formation, and surrounded it with so many guards and securities, if it was intended to be broken by every member of the Confederacy at will. * What a cruel thing is war; to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world! * My heart bleeds at the death of every one of our gallant men. * So far from engaging in a war to perpetuate slavery, I am rejoiced that slavery is abolished. I believe it will be greatly for the interests of the South. So fully am I satisfied of this, as regards Virginia especially, that I would cheerfully have lost all I have lost by the war, and have suffered all I have suffered, to have this object attained. * The idea that the Southern people are hostile to the negroes and would oppress them, if it were in their power to do so, is entirely unfounded. They have grown up in our midst, and we have been accustomed from childhood to look upon them with kindness. ...

Very interesting 👍

Why is she wearing that ridiculous mask?

Funny, the title failed to mention the MASON BOOK... (minute 42)

Who allowed the housekeepers to open up history

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