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Join us at the McPolin Farm for a free talk with Tom Clyde. Sponsored by the Park City Museum, the best Utah Museum.

Gallery

PCHS Band, 1950

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Thaynes Headframe

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

December 28, 2011

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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Silver-to-Snow

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

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

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

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Crossing the Border

The National Archives Experience

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

National Constitution Center

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

December 28, 2011

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Test your flexibility!

Going Places

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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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.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Silver King Headframe

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Go Figure!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum

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

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

The Way We Worked

Crossing the Border

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

Park City Museum

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

Utah Humanities Council

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Going Places

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

2018-Ornament

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.

PCHS Band, 1950

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Highline spur during the winter

Test your flexibility!

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Raffle

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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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?

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

In Cahoots

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

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