A purse frozen in time was found during school renovations. Inside were family photos, diary entries and a calendar opened to April 1959 | CNN

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One note read, in part, “The next night at the teen club we started going steady” – most likely a reference to the owner’s crush, according to Hunt.“It was an accurate representation of what a teenager was like during that time,” Hunt said, “It was kind of like a time capsule.”Built in 1938, the school housed many students over the years.Contractors found the purse last summer when renovations were being done to convert the old school into a community center.There was one very helpful clue: Written on some of content in the bag was the name Beverly Williams.She will stay with Sandra tonight,” signed by a Mrs. Frank Williams, Jr..“It was like looking at today’s Facebook,” Richard Lewis, Vice President of the League City Historical Society, told CNN."

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