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…
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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…
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…