Travel with Woman for Greater Philadelphia (WFGP) through time. In 2026, our Nation will be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Woman for The Bicentennial Time Capsule, filled in 1976, will be opened and resealed in celebration with 2026 additions. This event will occur again in 50 years during the Tricentennial, 2076, when the Time Capsule will once more be opened to reveal what was chosen to hand down.
We need your support to make this remarkable event happen.
Were you present at the filling of the WOMEN FOR THE BICENTENNIAL TIME CAPSULE, on Saturday, September 11, 1976 at Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?
As a child was your name placed in the Time Capsule?
in 1976 at the ceremony which took place on Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
Did you receive a certificate charging you with the privilege and responsibility to carry the Spirit of ’76 forward to future generations by developing appropriate ceremonies for the opening of the Time Capsule in 2026, and resealing it with directions to your children to reopen the capsule in 2076 as a part of America’s Tricentennial?
If your name has traveled through time in the Bicentennial Time Capsule please join us in planning the 2026 opening of the Time Capsule.
Women for Greater Philadelphia (WFGP) 250 Committee’s mission is to explore and preserve history, create educational programming and activities, and entertain through a series of events to mark the United States of America’s Semiquincentennial, the upcoming 250th anniversary of our Nation, in 2026. Events will continue into 2027.
Are you interested in helping us craft programs and events for the Semiquincentennial? We’d appreciate your contribution of ideas, help, and support. Email
250@wfgp.org to get involved.
Should you wish to become a member of Women for Greater Philadelphia visit
https://www.womenforgreaterphiladelphia.org/pages/membership.html.
Do you have a child born in 2016 or after? Would you like to have their name place in the Bicentennial Time Capsule during the Semiquincentennial celebrations in 2026 where it will travel through time to the Time Capsules next opening during the Tricentennial of the United States of America in 2076? Visit this page to add their name to the list of children whose names will be included,
Children of 2026.