The Mystery of Park City’s First Ore Discovery
Park City was known, of course, for our rich silver deposits long before we could co-lay claim…
Posts by Author: Dalton Gackle
Park City Museum: A Year in Review
Two-thousand twenty-two was an excellent year for the Park City Museum in all aspects of our organization.For…
More than Peanuts and Crackerjacks
In their book accompanying the Smithsonian traveling exhibit ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues /…
A Party in the Dungeon
Each year, the Park City Museum hosts an annual membership party and fundraiser for all its members.…
Howard M. Berry Recalls Stores About Town in the 30s and 40s
The following is an excerpt from an oral history conducted by Dalton Gackle with interviewee Howard M.…
Lucky to Live
On September 15, 1916, members of the Summit County Democrats were on their way from Park City…
Jail Break
In May, we put out an article on Alex Hamlin, who was a barber in Park City…
The Drunken Doctor
This is the ninth and final article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Many Parkites…
Mayors’ Daughter Nearly Kidnapped
This is the eighth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. By 1926, Prohibition was…
Ski Era Just As Important
Recreation and tourism, most notably skiing, are incredibly significant and relevant to the history and development of…
What England Knew
The Park City Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit called “Viewed From Afar: European Prints of the…
Prohibition Peters Out
This is the seventh article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Raids in Park City…
The Park Record Grows Frustrated with Prohibition Violation
This is the sixth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. “Ever since Prohibition went…
The Governor’s Undercover Brother and the W.R. Jefford Saga
This is the fifth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. W.R. Jefford, born 1875…
Barber, Brawler, and Bootlegger Alex Hamlin
This is the fourth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Alex Hamlin, referred to…
Prohibition Pays
This is the third article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. “The prohibition law ……
The Park Record Pleads for Prohibition
This is the second article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. “Park City is ‘dry,’…
Prohibition Approaches Park City
This is the first article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Nationwide Prohibition was ratified…
The King of All Indoor Sports
Said one old timer Parkite, given the pseudonym Pat by the Park Record in a 1979 story,…
Going Downhill Is All Right with the Kids
Today, Park City is a winter sports hub. Before the ski resorts we see today, Parkites could…
A Valentine’s Tragedy
Charles “Chuck” Lloyd purchased the Egyptian Theater in 1948 from John and Eliza Rugar, though there were…
Park City’s Most Prominent Athlete
John Leo “Jack” McKissick was born on September 6, 1918 in Park City. A stocky, but athletic…
A Face Not Your Own
Last week, we discussed minstrelsy in Park City and established how its use of blackface makeup and…
Burnt Cork Fanatics
While actors using blackface and racialized stereotypes dates back to at least the Middle Ages, the advent…
The Changes We See
October is often when skiers begin to prepare for the upcoming season – planning trips, buying passes,…
Welcome Our New Executive Director!
We are delighted to announce the selection of Morgan Pierce as our new Executive Director! Chosen after…
Who’s to Blame for the Flu Game?
This story is continued from last week. After episode 9 of The Last Dance aired, everyone wanted…
The Problem Pizza
June 11, 1997. Any Utah Jazz fan alive at the time remembers. And current fans surely know…
It Covered the Town
Coal was an important resource for mining communities. Not only for the mines and their machines, but…
Taking It Too Far
Joe Brandl was a popular figure in Park City from the 1890s through 1910. A butcher for…
The Great Flower Run
George Wanning was a prominent member of Park City in the 1900s, owning a saloon on Main…
Thanksgiving 1918 and Thanksgiving 2020
Perhaps no year is more relevant than this one to take a look back at Thanksgiving 1918,…
Black Jack Murphy: Why the Nickname?
The Park City Museum recently hosted a lecture on a series of murders in Park City, the…
Movies on Main
When thinking about film in Park City, most people imagine the Sundance Film Festival, or perhaps the…
Whatever Happened to the Silver Mine Adventure?
It was only open for a few years; yet the Park City Silver Mine Adventure, where visitors…
Empty Promises
Next Wednesday, September 16, Park City Museum members will visit the site of the Nelson Queen Mine…
The Big Merger at Park City
In late May 1907, The Silver King Mining Company was no more. Born was the Silver King…
The Girls Have Game
Despite March Madness being canceled this year, we can still talk about basketball. Basketball’s invention is credited…
Bonus Way We Were: The Champs!
Bill Tatomer, Dick Olsen, Jeff Smith, Marty Cowin, Scott Evans, Les Gurski, Trent Leavitt, Barney Murnin, David…
Behind Closed Doors
Sex work was an active business in Park City from the 1880s until 1955. The most well-known…