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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Test your flexibility!
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
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A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
The Way We Worked
Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit
Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould
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Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!
Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.
John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz
PCHS Band, 1950
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum
Going Places
Crossing the Border
Watchman’s Cabin-Today
The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.
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Going Places
Book card in the Park City Library
Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
Come “Savor the Summit” with us!
George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.
Just as in the early days, no one wears an apron to Club, although at a recent FCE convention, there was a program on aprons, and we all wore ours and participated in an apron parade. The styles reminded us of how much has changed for country women, but the apron and its strings still draw the family together, and home life will always be our first and highest priority. ©EllynAnne Geisel
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
National Constitution Center
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.
Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.
Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Crossing the Border
Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.
2018-Ornament
Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives
Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum
Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.
Raffle
Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.
Go Figure!
Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.
Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.
Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.
December 28, 2011
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Silver-to-Snow
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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
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PCHS Band, 1950
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
On a guided hike with Hal
Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Utah Humanities Council
Utah Humanities Council
Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.
Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?
PCHS Band, 1950
Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Early stock options. Click to view more.
Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!
Muckers and Millionaires Case
Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.
Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!
The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.
Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
Barn-Postcard
The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines
The National Archives Experience
Halloween at the Glenwood
National Endowment for the Humanities
Park-City-Museum-Store
Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection
• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.
Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.
Park City Museum
New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors
PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County
Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.
Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.
Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.
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Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)
Thomas Kearns building on Main Street
View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.
Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Postcard, “Entrance to Luna Park, Coney Island, N.Y.” c. 1914. 4 x 6 in. Published by the American Art Publishing Co., New York. Private Collection.
Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.
Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King
Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.
1943 McAllen, TX Main Street
Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.
Test your flexibility!
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Utah Humanities Ideas In Action
The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.
Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!
Silver King Headframe
Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.
Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection
National Endowment for the Humanities
December 28, 2011
pop-jenks-newsletter
NEH on the Road
Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.
artist known as “Army,” Organized Crime—Oklahoma City, 1940; 12 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches, ink on paper; Courtesy of University of Central Oklahoma Galleries and Collections.
Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!
Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.
Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!
In Cahoots
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils
Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.
Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.
Highline spur during the winter
2.10-Invite
2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame
Thaynes Headframe
Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.
Ken Martz talks about his historic home.
The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.
Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament
Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening
Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.
A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.
Make your own sock-puppet.

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