Tragic Turns in the Ferry Family History
In Park City, Edward Payson (E.P.) Ferry is known for successful investments in local mines and an…
Posts by Author: Michael O'Malley
Deer Crest Views: The East Ontario and Boiler Point
The next time you ride the Jordanelle Gondola at Deer Valley Resort, take a quick look to…
Recollections of One of Deer Valley’s First Female Ski Instructors
Twenty-three ski instructors – eight of them female – formed the inaugural department when Deer Valley Resort…
Tallies of Woe: Glenwood Cemetery
The Park City Museum is advertising its annual Glenwood Cemetery event, taking place Oct. 7, as “Scandals…
Thaynes Canyon Through the Years
Anyone who has recreated in Thaynes Canyon knows it is an active, well-traveled place. Turns out that’s…
Vigilante Justice: “Necktie Socials” in Utah
The term “lynching” arises from the American Revolution, when Charles Lynch, a Virginia planter, held irregular courts…
A Window to the West: Photography and Exploration
Images of lands traversed and things encountered have long been important findings of explorations. The Lewis and…
A Scale of Death in Park City
In 2005, Park City historian Gary Kimball published a seminal work: “Death & Dying in Old Park…
“Mike is gone.” – A Sad Tale for St. Patrick’s Day
If the history of Park City is any indication, the luck of the Irish is not evenly…
Diplomats on Horseback
In 1881, White River Utes from western Colorado rose up against encroachment by hostile white settlers. The…
An Arduous Journey
In May 1869, John Wesley Powell and his crew began a 13-week, approximately 1,000-mile exploration of the…
Exaggerated Claims: The Golden King Mine
In Mark Twain’s “Roughing It,” the former Virginia City news reporter sheds light on the journalistic integrity…
Too Close to Home: Keetley’s Japanese Relocation Farm
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt uprooted the lives of 110,000…
The Fatal Flagstaff Fall
Somewhere about the 35-foot level of the Flagstaff Mine, and moments after he called his friends above…
Deadly Avalanche at the Quincy Mine
“Terrible disaster has visited our camp leaving death and sorrow in its wake and casting a gloom…that…