As Gwynn’s Island Baptist Church underwent extensive renovations for termite damage in 1980, members discovered the church’s 1910 cornerstone beneath some floor joists. From left, William R. Adams, Charles White and Clarence Buchanan examine some of the items removed, which included a 1906 penny, 1885 three-cent piece, lists of students at Gwynn’s Island School, church membership, county officers and more, and a note on the back of a prayer: “windy and weather clear. J. E. Godsey.”...