Time capsule features more than 50 items

Mayor and Bryan City Council members place the time capsule.

Memories and keepsakes from 2021 will now live on for 50 years, after members of the Bryan City Council buried a time capsule in front of the Bryan Municipal Office Building on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

The Mayor and Council members were joined by City of Bryan staff and members of the public for the burial.

The time capsule was buried next to the time capsule from 1996, further cementing history in Downtown Bryan. Both capsules will be opened 50 years from their burial.

The 2021 time capsule features items from the City of Bryan, community partners and the community.

Items buried include:

  • White City of Bryan Hard Hat for Legends Event Center
  • City Course at the Phillips Event Center Golf Ball
  • Travis B. Bryan Municipal Golf Course Golf Tees (3)
  • The Eagle Sesquicentennial Special Publication
  • City of Bryan 150th Anniversary Challenge Coin
  • The Good Life Texas Style City of Bryan Challenge Coin
  • The Good Life Texas Style City of Bryan Recognition of Excellence Challenge Coin
  • Cyber Warrior Challenge Coin
  • BRYAN TEXAS sticker
  • Blue City of Bryan Face Mask
  • Texas A&M University Resolution Recognizing Bryan as Part of Aggieland
  • Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) Long Haul Trucker Die-Cast Truck
  • Texas Coop Power Magazine
  • Bryan Texas Utilities (BTU) Lapel Pin
  • RP3 Reliable Public Power Provider Lapel Pin
  • City of Bryan Lapel Pin
  • 150th Anniversary Blue Disc Holiday Ornament
  • City of Bryan’s 150th Anniversary Magnet
  • City of Bryan’s 150th Anniversary Sticker
  • 10 postcards – 150th Anniversary
    • RELLIS Campus, Texas A&M University System State Highway 21 and Riverside Parkway
    • N. Main Street & E. William J. Bryan Pkwy
    • Arco de Luna – 23rd Street and N. Main Street
    • Lake Atlas at Lake Walk, HSC Parkway and S. Traditions Drive
    • Travis Bryan Midtown Park
    • Early Firefighters – N. Main Street & 26th Street
    • Downtown Bryan (SW from 26th and Main Streets)
    • Downtown Bryan Parade – N. Main Street
    • Cadets from Allen Academy – N. Main Street
    • G. S. Parker Lumber Co. – N. Main Street
  • Grandview Cemetery (Document)
  • Bryan Police Arm Patch
  • Bryan Fire Department 150th Anniversary Badge
  • Screen Cleaner (Downtown Bryan Clock)
  • 3’x5’ White City of Bryan Flag
  • Midtown Area Plan
  • White RTIC Cyber Warrior Travel Mug (filled with screen cleaner, pop-socket, stress shield)
  • Cyber Warrior Mousepad
  • WTAW Mouse Pad
  • City Charter
  • List of current (2020) Council & department heads
  • 2020 Bryan Texas Utilities Annual Report
  • 2020 Bryan Police Department Annual Report
  • Bryan Fire Department 2019 Annual Report
  • Bryan Fire Department 2022-2026 Five-Year Strategic Plan
  • 2020 Single Member District Map
  • Book – Brazos County MEMORIES A Photographic History of the Early Years
  • Book – Images of America/BRYAN
  • Booklet – A Guide to Historic Brazos County
  • City of Bryan’s 150th Anniversary Website Printout
  • The Laws of Texas 1822-1897, Texas Legislative Action to Incorporate Bryan
  • City of Bryan Pencil
  • William Joel Bryan Deed for original Bryan Townsite, Signed November 2, 1869
  • Travis B. Bryan Midtown Park Layout
  • Group Photo – Current Council Members
  • Karla Castillo script (150th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner Celebration; November 13, 2021)
  • 150th Table Centerpiece
  • Public Works water meter
  • Public Works trucker hat
  • The 150th Collection Exhibit Artifacts booklet
  • Destination Bryan / City of Bryan Paper Fan – visit.bryantx.gov
  • City of Bryan 150th Anniversary Community Thanksgiving Celebration & Dinner Invitation
  • Destination Bryan t-shirt
  • 2021 Bryan Texas Utilities Calendar
  • Fiscal Year 2022 Adopted Annual Budget
  • 2021 Texas A&M University Football Schedule
  • Lake Walk Bryan Koozie and Bag