Jupiter is one of the legendary areas to ski and ride at Park City Mountain. However, long…
Nothing captures the fascination of a small town like the local high school football team playing for…
The First World War, described at the time as “the war to end all wars,” officially ended…
It was winter 1990-91. White Pine Canyon was owned in large part by two families. There were…
When the Silver King Aerial Tramway opened on June 6, 1901, engineers deemed it a world class,…
I am 118 years old, as are my remaining thirty-five siblings. Originally we numbered thirty-nine, a very…
Once considered “North Park” or the outskirts of Park City, the land by the mouth of Thaynes…
By October 1919, World War I had officially been over for nearly a year and life, at…
Park City loves to play. In fact, Park City was reborn after the collapse of the mining…
On July 18, 1896, two women, their shoes nearly worn through, walked into Park City. These women…
Rebecca Simmons was born in Brazil in 1866. Her family came from Cornwall, England, a place where…
Ellen Sloan was born in Ireland in 1855, before silver was even discovered in Park City. She…
On September 22, the Park City Museum will be hosting tours at the Glenwood Cemetery. In anticipation…
In 1996 the Glenwood Cemetery was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. As unique as…
Forget your cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. How about a black bear or a coyote? While today…
For many of us, it’s impossible to remember our childhoods without recalling time spent at a playground,…
Seeing the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is high on many people’s bucket lists. The vast majority…
When Park City mining men Colonel William M. Ferry and James Kescel, along with other prominent experts…
On October 24, 1888, an expeditionary party consisting of Park City mining men Colonel William M. Ferry…
Welcome back to the “smashing” conclusion of our series on Park City’s only runaway train. The action…
Welcome back to the second article on the Friday April 26, 1968 derailment of the Park City…
The term “runaway train” conjures up thoughts of panic, as well it should. When we hear it,…
In September 1976, during a remodeling of the Red Banjo Pizza Parlour at 322 Main Street, workmen…
Quarantine as we understand it was first implemented in Venice in the mid-14th century. In an effort…
The house at 733 Woodside Avenue stands out from its neighbors. While its floor plan is, at…
Most of Park City’s historic houses follow a handful of standard architectural forms. The hall-parlor, noted for…
Three major factors are usually necessary to successfully usher a silver mining town beyond the immediate boom…
Welcome back to our story about the March 9, 1964 derailment of the Park City local. We…
The term “off the rails” barely needs an explanation. The phrase makes it clear that a calamity…
Victory gardens first became popular in World War I, when wartime propaganda conceived of by the United…
It’s officially May and spring is in the air. It’s the time of year when various cultures,…
On the morning of September 12, 1979, Daly Avenue residents Lauren Weitzman and Jane Singer were getting…
“I am a lineman for the county, and I drive the main road searching in the sun…
“It seems evident to all that there is a crying need in our town, a live town…
In the pre-dawn hours of April 18, 1906, San Francisco was jolted awake by a violent earthquake.…
In celebration of “the power of imagination on wheels,” the last Wednesday of March each year is…
There is little doubt that R. T. Freng’s heroic actions on the evening of March 11, 1929…
Welcome back to our second article on the first plane crash in Park City’s history. Last week…
Our story begins on Sunday morning March 10, 1929 in the Mission Hills District of San Diego,…
Air travel throughout the United States today is so ubiquitous it’s taken for granted. On a personal…