The Tragic Demise of June St. Clair
Park City has a long and fabled history of prostitution. For 75 years, the brothels that operated…
Posts by Author: Janet Spence Holland
A Kittie At Miners’ Hospital
In 1897, the year after Utah achieved statehood, the state legislature approved funds to build a “State…
School Vaccination Programs
At the start of the school year few things are less pleasing to students than receiving vaccinations.…
Recreational Allure of the Great Salt Lake
Most stories written today about the Great Salt Lake have to do with its fragile ecosystem. Without…
The Growth of the Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival got its start as the Utah/US Film Festival in September 1978 at Trolley…
Stationed at Pearl Harbor
The first peacetime draft in the history of the United States commenced on September 16, 1940 in…
Fascination with Early Aviation
“Aviation, the word that charms the multitude – that thrills the heart – that crowds the grandstand.…
A Brief History of Cannabis in Park City
Situated mostly at altitudes surpassing 7,000 feet – as the t-shirts in the window displays exclaim –…
Thanksgiving 1946
Thanksgiving fell on November 28 in 1946. It was the first full year following the end of…
A Look At Park City’s Hispanic and Latino Migration
The presence of Hispanic people in Utah dates back to the early 1500s when the area was…
Letters from World War II
During World War II, Parkites kept informed of war events primarily via newpapers, radio broadcasts and newsreels…
The Park City Miners’ Strike of 1919
On May 4, 1919 approximately one thousand Park City miners joined forces with organized labor to embark…