I've been so focused on the release of the 1950 U.S. Census that I totally missed the stories about Ireland's 2022 census, which was conducted on April 3.

Ireland's census is taken every five years, twice as often as in the U.S. Under normal circumstances, the Irish headcount would have occurred in 2021 but had to be delayed a year because of the pandemic.

At the end of the 2022 Irish Census household form was a space to leave a handwritten message or drawing for descendants or future generations or historians. It was called a Time Capsule, and making an entry was completely voluntary.

The entire census document will be sealed until 2122 so the messages will remain private for 100 years. More intriguing than names and ages on a census, the Time Capsule actively captures one's imagination. What insights will future generations get when they read these comments? What will they learn about life in 2022?

What would you write if you had the opportunity?