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

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

NEH on the Road

Going Places

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

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

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Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Silver-to-Snow

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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.

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

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Barn-Postcard

Going Places

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

In Cahoots

Crossing the Border

PCHS Band, 1950

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.

Crossing the Border

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Museum-Art

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

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

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.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The Way We Worked

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

December 28, 2011

Make your own sock-puppet.

National Constitution Center

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Raffle

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

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Go Figure!

Utah Humanities Council

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

The National Archives Experience

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

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

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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