The “Most Magnificent Games”
They said Park City was too small to host the Special Olympics.[i] Yet, by the end of…
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Tell Me Your Story, part 6
This is the sixth and final article in a periodic series discussing one of the single most…
Beyond the Cattle
To George Truman Flinders, known to family and friends as “Judd,” life was a chessboard, with vision,…
Tell Me Your Story, part 5
This is the fifth article in a periodic series discussing one of the single most significant excavation…
The Last Dance
Sundance Film Festival is leaving Park City after over 40 years in Utah. No longer will the…
The Muddled Morgan Matter
In 1878, Philip Morgan, a Welshman, began filing or acquiring a cadre of claims in the Empire…
The Hippies Invade
When United Park City Mines decided to pivot and open a ski resort in town, Parkites were…
All in Just One Year!
This year was an eventful one for the Museum (as always!). As part of our usual routine,…
Lighting Up Main
Plenty of towns around the world have Christmas traditions, ranging from large festivals to Christmas markets to…
Tell Me Your Story, part 4
This is the fourth article in a periodic series discussing one of the single most significant excavation…
Tell Me Your Story, part 3
This is the third article in a periodic series discussing one of the single most significant excavation…
The Way Women Worked
Like other women dotted across the American West, Park City women made their way in the world…
The Early Years of John Joseph Daly
They say early development is important for one’s success in life. All children in the U.S. are…
Notified by News
Eighty-four years ago, Americans got their news from newspapers or the radio. There were 11,000 newspapers in…
Tell Me Your Story, part 2
This is the second article in a periodic series discussing one of the single most significant excavation…
Tell Me Your Story, part 1
This article is the first in a periodic series discussing one of the single most significant excavation…
Halloween Fun Gets Organized
Today, one of Park City's biggest events – especially post-Miners’ Day – is Halloween on Main and…
Origins of the Jordanelle Dam
Jordanelle Reservoir, lying just east of Park City, is a popular local destination, offering Parkites the opportunity…
Making Room For Mother Nature
This article concludes our brief history of the Swaner preserve. Not long ago, Rhea Cone, director of…
An Oasis Among The Developments
In the early days, author Raye Ringholz once wrote, the Snyderville Basin was so beautiful that they…
Plenty of Ways to Die in the West
Each year, the Park City Museum hosts the Glenwood Cemetery Tribute Event, formerly the Glenwood Cemetery Event…
The Lady Morgan Mystique
Who was Lady Morgan? It’s a question you often hear when skiing at Deer Valley Resort, where…
Park City’s First Paid Fire Chief
The Park City Fire District is set to celebrate their 50th anniversary this fall. What follows is…
A Gridiron Legend
Happy football season to all those who celebrate the freshly cut grass, the crunch of shoulder pads…
Park City’s Landlord
In recounting the stories of Park City’s significant Chinese population and Chinatown, the focus is often on…
Telling Park City’s Mining History
Today, there are plenty of articles and books floating around telling Park City’s history. But it wasn’t…
New Life for A Rail Line
Welcome back to our second and final chapter regarding the fate of the Union Pacific rail lines…
The Life of A Railroad
Park City’s flourishment as a mining community depended on the extent and quality of its mineral treasures…
The Demise of Park City’s Opera Houses
Park City was home to two opera houses in the late 1800s. The first was Society Hall,…
A Life (and Death) of Crime
This is the seventh and final article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of…
Chased Through the West
This is the sixth article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed…
A Family Name Tarnished
This is the fifth article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed…
An Arrest Is Made
This is the fourth article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed…
Better Luck Next Time
This is the third article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed…
Without A Trace
This is the second article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed…
Comet Calamity
This is the first article in a seven-part series of stories surrounding the mystery of who robbed…
The Town Turnip
The Park City Museum Historic Home Tour (on Upper Main Street and Daly Avenue this year) will…
The Art of Female Impersonation
“That as a ‘female woman,’ Charley Prisk was there with voice, shape, and looks.” -Park Record, “Stroller…
Sixty and Counting
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Treasure Mountain Inn! And 2025 also marks their second…
Working Through High School in the 1950s
Park City High School is letting out this week and the students are on to their summers,…