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The Park City Military Band was a staple in parades and at concerts on Main Street.

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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Just as in the early days, no one wears an apron to Club, although at a recent FCE convention, there was a program on aprons, and we all wore ours and participated in an apron parade. The styles reminded us of how much has changed for country women, but the apron and its strings still draw the family together, and home life will always be our first and highest priority. ©EllynAnne Geisel

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Museum-Art

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

National Constitution Center

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

December 28, 2011

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.

Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Silver-to-Snow

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

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Crossing the Border

Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.

December 28, 2011

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.

The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors — PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County

Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Utah Humanities Council

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Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

On a guided hike with Hal

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!

PCHS Band, 1950

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The Way We Worked

Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Book card in the Park City Library

Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.

Test your flexibility!

Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.

Test your flexibility!

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.

In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

In Cahoots

NEH on the Road

Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

Crossing the Border

Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)

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Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Go Figure!

Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

PCHS Band, 1950

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit — Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould

Going Places

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Barn-Postcard

Make your own sock-puppet.

Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.

The National Archives Experience

View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.

401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs

Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.

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Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Going Places

Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum

Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.

artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.

Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.

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The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

PCHS Band, 1950

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.

Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

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