The Big Merger at Park City
In late May 1907, The Silver King Mining Company was no more. Born was the Silver King…
Posts by Author: Dalton Gackle
The Girls Have Game
Despite March Madness being canceled this year, we can still talk about basketball. Basketball’s invention is credited…
Behind Closed Doors
Sex work was an active business in Park City from the 1880s until 1955. The most well-known…
Those Who Travel on Foot: Learning from the Land
Many of Utah’s residents are unaware of the people who have lived in Northern Utah since before…
Park City Museum: A Year Gone By and a Year to Come
The Park City Museum has had a wonderful year (and decade)! Along with celebrating our 35th birthday,…
‘Tis the Season of Giving
While it’s great to receive gifts for the holidays, especially from loved ones, most would argue that…
The Frozen Cornish Pump
The Ontario Mine, prospected in 1872, was an incredibly successful silver mine in Park City thanks to…
Thanksgiving Is For the Slopes
Many people throughout the country get together with family or friends on Thanksgiving. They sit around a…
Scared of a Little Soap
When most people think of Halloween, they think of Trick-or-treating. They focus on going door-to-door asking for…
An Ideal Utah Town
Park City the ideal place to live in Utah, even in 1919 Today, Park City is lauded…
Depressed but Optimistic
Miners in the United Park City Mines Company (UPCMC). Parkites were optimistic the merger of Silver King…
Watch Out for the Strawberries
The McFalls’ home at 501 Woodside will be featured on this year’s Historic Home Tour, put on…
From Frontier Justice to Justice of the Peace
Through films, reality TV, and media the phrase ‘snitches get stitches’ has entered the lexicon of everyday…