A Major(ette) Impact
The Park City High School band in the 1940s and early 1950s was in its prime. Under…
Way We Were
The Life and Times of Charlie Woodbury
When Charles Woodbury first moved to Park City with his wife and son, he applied for the…
Park City’s First Hospital
In 1893, laborers in Park City joined together to form the Western Federation of Miners Union #144.…
New Buildings for Park City High Schoolers
“All schools will open for the regular school year next Monday, September 28, at 8 a.m.,” the…
The Muddle of Snyder’s Addition
In 1872, enterprising Mormon pioneer George Snyder and his sixth wife Rhoda began homesteading the area that…
Rectangles, T’s, and Pyramids
Each summer, the Park City Museum hosts its annual Historic Home Tour featuring different neighborhoods around town.…
When Bobby Came Marching Home
In the late 1800s the United States was testing its imperialist might and Spain struggling to hold…
The Other Brigham Young
We’ve all heard, of course, of Brigham Young. One of the founding members of the Church of…
Growing Up in a Mining Town
A voice often missing in history is that of the child. Though in recent years there has…
Meet the Gregors
Park City has seen plenty of doctors throughout its history. Regular readers of this column, visitors to…
Passing the ‘Golden Rule’ Along
In 1944, in anticipation of a post-war economic downturn, the Safeway Company initiated a cut-and-run maneuver and…
The Golden Rule
Today "350 Main" is known as one of Park City's finest restaurants. Let's explore this building's illustrious…
A Most Honorable Parkite
With this year’s debate regarding a Supreme Court vacancy, Parkites might be surprised to learn that a…
The Job of A Researcher
Historical photographs can be puzzles: who took the picture, when, where, and what is the story? These…
Devoted to Dancing
Though her time in Park City was short, the final piece in our Women’s History Month series…
The Madam of Park City
Our series on women’s history would be remiss not to touch upon prostitution. It was a fact…
Women’s Athenaeum Club of Park City
In recognition of Women’s History Month, we’ve been learning about women in Park City. Today we look…
“Let the Beauty of Your Adornment Be the Workmanship of Your Own Hands”
The Industrial Revolution produced new technologies that rapidly changed everyday lives in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Inventions…
“She Seeks to Excel”: A Month-long Look at Women’s History
March has been designated Women’s History Month since 1987. This month’s series of “Way We Were” articles…
Park City’s Snowball Express
Thanks for coming back to learn about the history of “ski trains” in Park City. Preparations for…
Park City Ski Trains, All Aboard!
Dating back to the 1930s, Park City promoted itself as a destination for winter sports. The Salt…
Presidents and the Park
In honor of President’s Day next Monday, let’s look at Park City’s presidential connections. Our local history…
In Plain Sight
Everyone parking off Swede Alley behind the Marsac Municipal Building should know there are two remnants of…
What is a Solid Muldoon?
The name of the Deer Valley ski run “Solid Muldoon” comes from a Park City mining claim…
How More Ski Runs at Treasure Mountains (Now PCMR) Were Named
Last week’s article on Park City ski runs and lifts focused on names inspired by Park City’s…
How Ski Runs at Treasure Mountains (Now PCMR) Were Named
While last week we looked at Deer Valley, this week explores the history of run and lift…
The Names of Deer Valley
In 1982, Edgar Stern opened Deer Valley. He insisted that the area’s history and mining heritage be…
Park City in 1915
As 2015 draws to a close, we recognize that, like any year, it had its ups and…
Resurrection
In the previous two articles we confirmed the Mayflower’s "unique" history in the Park City Mining District.…
Golden Years for the Mayflower Mine
Thanks for joining us for the second installment in this three-part series on the Mayflower, Park City’s…
The Most Unique Mine in Park City
Most of us driving to or from Heber City pay little attention to exit eight off Route…
Did Butch Cassidy rob the Oak Saloon?
There were over twenty bars on Park City's Main Street in the early 1900s. Of them all,…
Thanksgiving, Compliments of Wells Fargo
In the classic musical, The Music Man, the residents of River City rush the streets with shouts…
Thomas Kearns, More than a Mine Owner
Thomas Kearns may be remembered best in Park City as a wealthy mine owner (and namesake of…
Fighting to be Flu-free
As you read here last week, Park City did not escape the “Spanish flu” pandemic that ravaged…
Pandemic arrives in the Park
For those unfamiliar with details of the 1918 “Spanish flu” pandemic here are some statistics: it affected…
The Widow’s Walk
Everyone loves ghost stories, especially when they’re true. One of Park City’s spine-tingling tales is the story…
Murder (?) on the Utah Central
When it comes to the story of Edward Rowan’s life and death, we have only the barest…
The Bullet Complex
Marie Arthur, our “woman slayer” from last week, was back in the headlines in 1916, just over…
Murder and All That Jazz
Ten years before Chicago’s Murderess Row inspired the play, and later musical, Chicago, Park City had its…