RICHARD MAHONEY
A plastic Zellers shopping bag, Millennios, copies of TV Times, large daily newspaper sections, and Y2K survival kits.
Those are just some of the items from year 2000 that were unveiled when the late Peggi Calder’s time capsule was opened in front of a packed Dunvegan Recreation Hall.
Kathie and Byron Calder came across the sealed cache while they were cleaning out their mother’s home. The plastic tote bore the message: “Memorabilia 2000. Open in 2025.”
“It seemed anticlimactic to open it alone,” said Kathie. She and Byron thought it would be fun to invite the community to open the capsule and share the memories she left behind.
“We had no idea what was inside,” said Kathie. Quipped Byron, “Or how embarrassed we would be.”
Their mother, who died in 2020 two years after her husband, Bill, passed away, was an “amazing and energetic” woman, a nature lover and history buff, who used every inch of the large farmhouse to store a wide range of collectibles.
The year 2000 marked 25 years that Peggi and Bill Calder had moved to their farm near Dunvegan, the arrival of their first grandchild, and the dawn of the new millennium.
Naturally, a large percentage of the memorabilia was Y2K related. There was a plethora of Year 2000 merchandise, from glasses to ribbons. Since Peggi Calder kept receipts for most purchases, the gathering learned, for example, she paid $30.32 for eight boxes of Millennios cereal. Another notable memento: A CD that promised 500 hours of free Internet.
The reveal rekindled memories for many in the crowd. For others, the event was an eye-opener. For instance, family friend Achsannah Taylor, 14, had never heard of Zellers.
Kathie and Byron Calder noted the large turnout was a testament to their parents.
Proceeds from free-will donations will be shared by the Dunvegan Recreation Association and the Glengarry Pioneer Museum, which is posting a video of the event on its YouTube page
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