Death Shrouded in Mystery
Albert Holindrake, furthest left, sitting, and his family in 1906. His wife, Nancy, and his children were…
Way We Were
Unable to Heal
Life in Park City was not always easy for those who lived in the early 1900’s. Diseases…
A Green Monster in Snake Creek Canyon?
In the late 1800s, people from Provo, Salt Lake, and Park City traveled to bathe in Midway’s…
The Swimming Pools of Park City’s Past
Children enjoy the Park City Racquet Club’s swimming pool during the summer of 1988. The year before,…
Building a Life from the Mine Up: The Life of David Keith
(Third in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) What would you do…
My Story: Susanna Bransford Emery Holmes Delitch Engalitcheff – Utah’s “Silver Queen”
(Second in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I was born in…
The Fatal Flagstaff Fall
Somewhere about the 35-foot level of the Flagstaff Mine, and moments after he called his friends above…
My Story: Albion Emery
(First in an occasional series about founders of the storied Silver King Mine.) I was born in…
Lost and Found
The image featured in this article surfaced while researching in the Park City Museum archives on a…
Park City’s Widowmakers
In the early days of mining, drills powered by compressed air were ubiquitous. A regrettable byproduct was…
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…
I’ll Be All Right
Unlike this year, Tuesday, June 18, 1940 broke all records for June heat when Salt Lake City…
Standing Ground Against Insufficient Evidence
This story is continued from June 19, 2019. Reeling from the death of his five-year-old daughter, Rockport,…
John Alvus Reed’s Wild West
It is often said that losing a child is the most enduring pain a parent can suffer. …
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…
Saltair: The Coney Island of the West
In June 1946, Park City restaurateur J.E. Jenkins, also known as photographer Pop Jenks, decided to treat…
Perfect Courage
Think for a minute what it would be like to bail out of an airplane from 14,000…
The Legacy of Lagoon
Utah’s Lagoon Park is one of the ten oldest amusement parks in the country.[1] The earliest version…
From Seaside to Slopeside: America’s Amusements
Coney Island stirs up images and memories of a place known worldwide, either by those who went…
Big Boy Returns to Echo
In January 1869, the Union Pacific Railroad reached the tiny town of Echo in Utah in their…
Silver and Snow
In 2001, with the Winter Olympics approaching in a matter of months, Park City Historical Society Director…
The Hazards of a Big Winter
In a big snow year like this one, those of us who live in mountains know the…
A Coney Island Adventure
Water amusement parks have long been a popular source of recreation. Utah’s most famous was Saltair, on…
Chaos at Silver Creek
The figures for mineral production in the Park City Mining District are substantial. The Utah Geological Survey…
Long Skis Only Please
Signs at the top of the Hoist ski run at Park City Ski Area in 1976. Credit…
The March of Progress
By the time the last Park City mine shut down in 1982, the Park City Mining District…
Toasting to Breaking a Leg…and the Luck o’ the Irish
In this photo from 1899, these amateur actors, including Irishman Jim Burns (far right), raised their glasses…
Stamping Out Dictators in World War II
The United States funded World War II in part through the sale of bonds to the public.…
Trained Safety Crews Helped Rescue Miners
The United States Bureau of Mines was founded in 1910, partly as a response to a rash…
Wish You Were Here
Countless of postcards like this one from 1907 were mailed to and from Park City between 1905…
A Shocking Crime in Old Park City
“One of the most foul and cowardly murders that has ever darkened the criminal record of Park…
Miner Survives Fall Down Shaft
In a remarkable feat of survival, on May 17, 1918, Elwin Stuart Maxim fell 1300 feet down…
Park City’s First (Short-lived) Hospital
Last week’s article explored the efforts of businessman E.H. Howard and Doctor Thomas Monahan to found and…
Opening the First Hospital in Park City
Many of you are familiar with the story of the Miners Hospital. You know that as Park…
Changing Standards for Milk
Public health became an increasingly prevalent concern in the United States in the late nineteenth century. As…
Park City Was Hometown to (In)Famous Artist
You don’t have to be a photography aficionado to have heard of Ansel Adams. Even if the…
Basketball on Skates!
Cliff Roach, Don Young, Cliff Street, Bud Tessman, Mel Fletcher, and John Novak play a game of…
Looking back at Park City one hundred years ago
As is tradition for this column as the year winds down, let’s take a look at Park…