A man renovating his home discovered something unexpected hidden inside one of the walls, a handwritten note that had been left there nearly 50 years ago.

The note was dated September 29, 1975 and was written by a teenage girl who said she lived in the house with her family at the time. She wrote about her parents, her siblings, and even mentioned that her mother was pregnant and expecting a baby soon.

She also shared a few details about the house and the small town where they lived, describing what life was like there at the time and what her family did for work.

The letter seemed to be written as a message to whoever might one day find it, almost like a small time capsule hidden inside the home.

At the end of the note, she wrote a simple message saying she hoped whoever lived in the house in the future would have lots of happiness there.

The man who found the note said it was one of the most interesting and meaningful things he had ever discovered while working on a house renovation.

Many people online said the note felt like a message sent through time, connecting two families who lived in the same house decades apart.