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October 2020
Bawdy Women of the West: The Myths and Realities of Prostitution Lecture given by Michael Rutter
Park City Museum will host a Zoom lecture called Bawdy Women of the West: The Myths and Realities of Prostitution given by Michael Rutter on Tuesday, October 20th from 5-6 p.m. Please register for the lecture by contacting Diane Knispel at education@parkcityhistory.org. Michael Rutter will discuss the legends and myths of prostitution in the west. Behind the makeup and gaudy clothing there were real women living from day to day. The world’s oldest profession had a poor retirement plan and…
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The Park’s Most Murderous Score Zoom Lecture given by Sandy Brumley and Josh Grotstein
Sandy and Josh will talk about thirty murders that happened in Park City between 1875 and 1895. More information to follow.
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Saving the Mining Structures Lecture given by Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History
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February 2021
Zoom Lecture given by Sydney Williams
Sydney Williams will be giving a lecture on a book he wrote called Dear Mary which is about his parents Sydney M. Williams, Jr. and Mary Williams. Sydney M. Williams, Jr. joined the American army in 1944 and served in the 10th Mountain Division in Italy until his release in 1945. All during that time he wrote letters home to his beloved wife, Mary. More information to follow.
Find out more »March 2021
Major John Wesley Powell Lecture given by Dorian DeMaio
In 1869 a company of explorers set off to survey the last uncharted territory in the American West by traveling down the Green and Colorado Rivers, becoming the first white men to brave the entirety of the Grand Canyon. They were led by a 35 year old naturalist/scientist, Major John Wesley Powell who had lost an arm in the Civil War. None had river-running experience or knowledge of the many hazards that lay ahead as they proceeded into the “Great Unknown”.…
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