Fulton County Probate Court is preparing to preserve a new chapter of the County’s history. Chief Probate Judge Kenya Johnson, in collaboration with the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, the 2025 Justice Partners, and the Fulton County Department of Arts & Culture, will host the Fulton County Through the Years exhibition and Time Capsule Sealing Ceremony on Monday, December 8, at 6 p.m. at 185 Central Avenue, 2nd Floor, Southwest Atlanta.

The time capsule sealing ceremony will not be open to the general public. However, media are encouraged to attend and cover this historic moment.

During the ceremony, Probate Court will unveil the Fulton County Through the Years exhibition, featuring artwork that highlights the County’s milestones and achievements dating back to 1853. Installed over three days, the exhibit lines the courthouse walls as a visual reflection of the County’s past and present.

Immediately following the ceremony, a ribbon-cutting for the exhibit will take place at 185 Central Avenue, 2nd Floor (in the corridor that connects the bridges to 160 and 141 Pryor Street). The exhibition will be open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“Every courthouse holds its own heartbeat. Soon we will exhibit a piece of ours, our challenges and our progress through the years,” said Chief Probate Judge Kenya Johnson. “We will seal this time capsule with gratitude for those before us and hope for those yet to come. This is our gift to them and future generations.”

The exhibition was developed in partnership with the Atlanta History Center, whose team provided generous support, concept development, exhibit design, and curatorial guidance throughout the process.

“The Fulton County Through the Years exhibition and time capsule represent true collaboration,” said Dr. La’Neice Littleton, Director of Community Collaborations at the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. “Together, we worked to preserve stories, artifacts, and perspectives that define this moment in Fulton County’s history and will inspire future generations to reflect on how the past shapes the present.”

The new capsule is being sealed 25 years to the day after the closure of Fulton County’s 2000 time capsule. In mid-August 2025, Probate Court shared the findings of the original capsule, revealing items including staff photos, court manuals, pamphlets, popular magazines, and early 2000s technology such as VHS tapes and cassettes. The discoveries provided a meaningful look into the County’s past and inspired the creation of a new capsule to reflect the present moment.

The 2025 time capsule includes the involvement of the 2025 Justice Partners, including Superior Court, State Court, Magistrate Court, Probate Court, Juvenile Court, the Sheriff’s Office, the Solicitor-General, the Public Defender, the District Attorney’s Office, and Fulton County Arts & Culture.

Members of the public were invited to share written comments through local newspaper notices, ensuring that the 2025 capsule will also include reflections from Fulton County residents.

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