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September 2016
Architecture talk with Hank Louis (Sep. 28, 2016)
Join us for an interesting discussion on architecture with Hank Louis, Principal Architect and Lead Designer of Gigaplex Architects.
Find out more »Architecture talk with Hank Louis (Sep. 28, 2016)
Join us for an interesting discussion on architecture with Hank Louis, Principal Architect and Lead Designer of Gigaplex Architects.
Find out more »November 2016
A Celebration of the Apron (Nov. 3, 2016)
A Celebration of the Apron: Remembering the Richness of Our Lives Through a Humble Icon. 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…
Find out more »A Celebration of the Apron (Nov. 3, 2016)
A Celebration of the Apron: Remembering the Richness of Our Lives Through a Humble Icon. 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…
Find out more »A Celebration of the Apron (Nov. 3, 2016)
A Celebration of the Apron: Remembering the Richness of Our Lives Through a Humble Icon. 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…
Find out more »November 2018
Geology of Our Treasure Mountain Home with Sherie Harding
Geology of Our Treasure Mountain Home, with Sherie Harding, Thursday November 8, from 5-6pm The geologic story behind our treasure mountain home is varied, lengthy, and at times tumultuous. This story takes you back some 300 million years, which is the age of the mineralized rock that shaped Park City’s history. Chapter 1 takes place in warm shallow waters where layer upon layer of sediment collected. Today these tilted layers of sedimentary rock intimately influence your hiking, biking, and skiing.…
Find out more »Geology of Our Treasure Mountain Home with Sherie Harding
Geology of Our Treasure Mountain Home, with Sherie Harding, Thursday November 8, from 5-6pmThe geologic story behind our treasure mountain home is varied, lengthy, and at times tumultuous. This story takes you back some 300 million years, which is the age of the mineralized rock that shaped Park City’s history.Chapter 1 takes place in warm shallow waters where layer upon layer of sediment collected. Today these tilted layers of sedimentary rock intimately influence your hiking, biking, and skiing. A dynamic…
Find out more »Geology of Our Treasure Mountain Home with Sherie Harding
Geology of Our Treasure Mountain Home, with Sherie Harding, Thursday November 8, from 5-6pmThe geologic story behind our treasure mountain home is varied, lengthy, and at times tumultuous. This story takes you back some 300 million years, which is the age of the mineralized rock that shaped Park City’s history.Chapter 1 takes place in warm shallow waters where layer upon layer of sediment collected. Today these tilted layers of sedimentary rock intimately influence your hiking, biking, and skiing. A dynamic…
Find out more »December 2018
Shiny Rocks to Silver Bars: Milling and Refining in Park City, with Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds
Shiny Rocks to Silver Bars: A Brief History and Explanation of Milling and Refining in Park City, with Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds, Thursday, December 6 from 5-6pm How were the ores mined in Park City turned into silver, lead or gold bars? Why were they crushed and concentrated? Practical demonstrations and videos will explain the processes involved in sorting the ores into concentrates and tailings. Early prospectors used simple sorting methods and these will be compared against the more complex…
Find out more »Shiny Rocks to Silver Bars: Milling and Refining in Park City, with Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds
Shiny Rocks to Silver Bars: A Brief History and Explanation of Milling and Refining in Park City, with Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds, Thursday, December 6 from 5-6pmHow were the ores mined in Park City turned into silver, lead or gold bars? Why were they crushed and concentrated? Practical demonstrations and videos will explain the processes involved in sorting the ores into concentrates and tailings.Early prospectors used simple sorting methods and these will be compared against the more complex processes used…
Find out more »Shiny Rocks to Silver Bars: Milling and Refining in Park City, with Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds
Shiny Rocks to Silver Bars: A Brief History and Explanation of Milling and Refining in Park City, with Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds, Thursday, December 6 from 5-6pmHow were the ores mined in Park City turned into silver, lead or gold bars? Why were they crushed and concentrated? Practical demonstrations and videos will explain the processes involved in sorting the ores into concentrates and tailings.Early prospectors used simple sorting methods and these will be compared against the more complex processes used…
Find out more »February 2019
Silver King Mine Lecture given by the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining
Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History invite you to attend a free lecture at the Santy Auditorium on Monday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m. Learn about 11 of the people who founded the Silver King Mine in 1892. Committee Members and descendants of these pioneer mining families will relate to you the stories of their lives.
Find out more »Silver King Mine Lecture given by the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining
Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History invite you to attend a free lecture at the Santy Auditorium on Monday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m.Learn about 11 of the people who founded the Silver King Mine in 1892. Committee Members and descendants of these pioneer mining families will relate to you the stories of their lives.
Find out more »Silver King Mine Lecture given by the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining
Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History invite you to attend a free lecture at the Santy Auditorium on Monday, February 25 at 5:00 p.m.Learn about 11 of the people who founded the Silver King Mine in 1892. Committee Members and descendants of these pioneer mining families will relate to you the stories of their lives.
Find out more »May 2019
Abandon Ship! (part III): A lecture on the B-18 bomber crash at Iron Mountain in 1941
On November 17, 1941 a B-18 bomber crashed into Iron Mountain. Most of the crew was able to escape. This event is the subject of a lecture on Sunday night, 5 p.m., at our Education and Collections building on 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The lecture will be given by Steve Leatham and is open to everyone. Also join us on Monday morning for a for a historic plaque unveiling at 10 a.m. The plaque will commemorate the servicemen in the B-18…
Find out more »Abandon Ship! (part III): A lecture on the B-18 bomber crash at Iron Mountain in 1941
On November 17, 1941 a B-18 bomber crashed into Iron Mountain. Most of the crew was able to escape. This event is the subject of a lecture on Sunday night, 5 p.m., at our Education and Collections building on 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The lecture will be given by Steve Leatham and is open to everyone.Also join us on Monday morning for a for a historic plaque unveiling at 10 a.m. The plaque will commemorate the servicemen in the B-18 that…
Find out more »Abandon Ship! (part III): A lecture on the B-18 bomber crash at Iron Mountain in 1941
On November 17, 1941 a B-18 bomber crashed into Iron Mountain. Most of the crew was able to escape. This event is the subject of a lecture on Sunday night, 5 p.m., at our Education and Collections building on 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The lecture will be given by Steve Leatham and is open to everyone.Also join us on Monday morning for a for a historic plaque unveiling at 10 a.m. The plaque will commemorate the servicemen in the B-18 that…
Find out more »October 2019
Mayflower Mine-Hot, Wet, Payable Gold Lecture by Keith Droste
Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will host a lecture called Mayflower Mine-Hot, Wet, Payable Gold presented by Keith Droste on Wednesday, October 2nd from 5-6 p.m. at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The lecture will focus on this unique Park City Mining District enterprise. The four stages of Mayflower, the life of the mine, will be summarized including: Property Consolidation; New Park Mining Company Formation; New Park mine development…
Find out more »December 2019
Remember the Ladies: The Fight for Women’s Rights Lecture presented by Dr. Martha Bradley-Evans
"Remember the Ladies: The Fight for Women’s Rights" lecture presented by Dr. Martha Bradley-Evans on Tuesday, December 10th from 5-6 p.m. at the Park City Museum Education & Collections Center, 2079 Sidewinder Drive. 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution allowing women to vote. Initially introduced to Congress in 1878, several attempts to pass a women's suffrage amendment failed until 1919. Dr. Bradley-Evans, Associate Vice President Academic Affairs at the University of Utah, will examine…
Find out more »January 2020
I Remember When Panel Discussion: Park City Resort
Join Jim Tedford, Phil Jones, Steve Leatham, and Jana Cole as they discuss their memories of working at the Park City Resort back in the 1960’s through the 1990’s. Learn about how Park City transformed from a mining town to a ski town. The panelists will explore working at Park City Resort under the different ownership's of United Park City Mines, Greater Park City Corp. with Edgar Stern, Alpine Meadows with Nick Badami, and the Powdr Corporation. Larry Warren will…
Find out more »“Honoring our Sacred Lands” Lecture presented by Darren Parry
Darren Parry returns to the Education & Collections Center with the lecture Honoring our Sacred Lands on Thursday, January 16th from 5-6 p.m. Ancient tribal cultures have important lessons to teach the rest of the world about how all things are connected and the fact that our very existence is dependent upon this natural world that we seem to be destroying. Darren Parry is the Chairman of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Darren serves on the Board of…
Find out more »February 2020
Which Way Underground? Lecture by M. Kim McCarter
From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection. The Park City Museum and The Friends of Ski Mountain Mining will be hosting a lecture given by Professor M. Kim McCarter called Which Way Underground? on Wednesday, February 5th from 5-6 p.m. at the Education and Collections building located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The Sutro tunnel of Comstock lode fame pioneered construction of tunnels driven to drain and access underground precious metal mines. This amazing six mile long engineering marvel was completed…
Find out more »The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah lecture given by Daniel Davis
Park City Museum will host a lecture called The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah given by Daniel Davis on Wednesday, February 26th from 5-6 p.m. at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. May 10, 2019 marks the 150th anniversary of the completion of the first North American transcontinental railroad. At a ceremony at Promontory Summit on May 10, 1869, the Union and Central Pacific Railroads joined and a solid gold railroad spike became the…
Find out more »March 2020
A History of Park City’s Railroads given by David Nicholas and Steve Leatham with reception (A members only event)
For Members Only (if you would like to become a member, please contact the Museum) Park City Museum will host a lecture called A History of Park City’s Railroads given by Steve Leatham and David Nicholas on Thursday, March 5th from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. A small reception will follow. R.S.V.P. is needed for this event. Please contact Diane Knispel with questions 435-649-7457 ext. 102.…
Find out more »“Bawdy Women of the West: The Myths and Realities of Prostitution” Lecture presented by Michael Rutter-POSTPONED!
Park City Museum will host the History Speaks lecture "Bawdy Women of the West: The Myths and Realities of Prostitution" presented by Michael Rutter on Monday, March 16th from 5-6 p.m. at the Park City Museum Education &Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. Michael Rutter will explore 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…
Find out more »“A Comparison of Coal and Silver Mining” Lecture presented by Donovan Symonds-POSTPONED
Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining will host the History Speaks Lecture: "It’s Dark as a Dungeon and Damp as the Dew, where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few” - a comparison of coal and silver mining, then and now - presented by Donovan Symonds. The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, March 25th from 5-6 p.m. at the Park City Museum Education &Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The lecture will look…
Find out more »May 2020
Utah’s Mining Heritage: You Want to Save that Rusty Stuff? Online Lecture
Mining has shaped the State of Utah geographically, demographically, and economically. Thousands of old mines can still be found in Utah’s mountains and canyons, especially in the mountains surrounding Park City. Along with the stories of those who worked and lived there, they bear witness to the hard work and resourcefulness of Utah miners and their families. For a long time, however, the physical remains of mine surface plants, mills, and mine camps were treated as scrap metal, depressed real…
Find out more »A Brief History of Tom Kearns Virtual Zoom Lecture
Park City Museum will host a virtual Zoom lecture presented by Sandy Brumley called A Brief History of Tom Kearns on May 27th from 5-6 p.m. MDT Tom Kearns is a hero of the old west: rags-to-riches miner, U.S. Senator, and rail road magnate. He clearly loved newspapers, garnering his first press mention in 1880 at the age of 18. He subsequently owned The Salt Lake Tribune with his business partner David Keith. There is a wealth of information in…
Find out more »“Shiny Rock to Silver Bars: A Brief History and Explanation of Milling and Refining in Park City” Lecture NOW ONLINE
How were the ores mined in Park City turned into silver, lead or gold bars? Why were they crushed and concentrated? Mining Engineer Donovan Symonds offers practical demonstrations and slides to explain the processes involved in sorting the ores into concentrates and waste rock. Early prospectors used simple sorting methods compared to the complex processes used in the Silver King and California Comstock Mills. The refining process was predominantly conducted in large furnaces in the Salt Lake Valley and a…
Find out more »“Thomas Kearns: Rags to Riches Miner” Lecture now available ONLINE
Tom Kearns is a hero of the old west, rags-to-riches miner, U.S. Senator, and rail road magnate. He clearly loved newspapers, garnering his first press mention in 1880 at the age of 18. and subsequently owning The Salt Lake Tribune There is a wealth of information in period newspapers that provide additional insight into Tom’s history, including previously undiscovered wild-west stories from his youth back in O’Neill, Nebraska. Presented by Sandy Brumley whose principal qualifications for this Tom Kearns project…
Find out more »June 2020
“Park City’s High Railroad” Lecture presented by David Nicholas and Steve Leatham
Join us for a lecture on the history of Park City’s High Line and the industrial complex it once served. Steve Leatham and David Nicholas will team up once again to explore this vital link to our town’s mining heritage. The railroad spur ran from the Union Pacific Depot to the Ontario Mill and Judge Loading Station. Photographs (past and present), maps, charts and diagrams will return us to a time when the mining industry defined the local economy. Hear…
Find out more »July 2020
History Speaks Lecture: “Agriculture in Park City” is NOW ONLINE
Join our FIRST Online Lecture - "Agriculture In Park City" Our popular "History Speaks" Lecture Series is back! Join Executive Director Sandra Morrison as she explores Park City's settlers' challenges in living off the land. Compared to the vast corn fields of the Great Plains or the fertile valleys of Central California, Utah's agricultural economy is tiny. Yet reminders of our early agricultural endeavors surround us. From the tiny shed near the corner of Old Ranch Road to the magnificent…
Find out more »August 2020
Topaz Internment Camp Zoom Lecture given by Rick Okabe
The Park City Museum will host a Zoom lecture given by Rick Okabe called Topaz Internment Camp on Thursday, August 13th from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Please contact education@parkcityhistory.org to make a reservation. During World War II, over 11,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry were taken from their homes in the San Francisco Bay area and were put in a prison camp called Topaz for 3-1/2 years. Located in central Utah, the camp consisted of 408 wood and tar paper…
Find out more »September 2020
Women’s Forgotten Role in the American Fur Trade Zoom Lecture given by Kris Swanson
Park City Museum will host a Zoom Lecture given by Kris Swanson called Women's Forgotten Role in the American Fur Trade on Thursday, September 17th from 5-6 p.m. Please register for the Zoom lecture by contacting education@parkcityhistory.org. The many ways American Indian women contributed to the success of the North American fur trade are often overlooked and forgotten. We will explore the numerous ways women insured the success of trappers and traders, helping to open the continent for European settlement.…
Find out more »Water, Water Everywhere—The Ontario Mine and Its Tunnels Zoom Lecture given by Mike Nelson
Water, Water Everywhere—The Ontario Mine and Its Tunnels Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will host a Zoom lecture called Water, Water Everywhere—The Ontario Mine and Its Tunnels given by Mike Nelson, Professor of Mining Engineering from the University of Utah, on Wednesday, September 23 from 5-6 p.m. Please contact Diane at education@parkcityhistory.org to register for the lecture. Mike will talk about how mining at the Ontario depended on controlling the water in…
Find out more »October 2020
Bawdy Women of the West: The Myths and Realities of Prostitution Zoom 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…
Find out more »November 2020
The Park’s Most Murderous Score Zoom Lecture given by Sandy Brumley and Josh Grotstein
Park City Museum will host a Zoom lecture called The Park’s Most Murderous Score given by Sandy Brumley and Josh Grotstein on Thursday, November 12 from 5-6 p.m. (Mountain Time). Registration is required so please contact Diane Knispel at education@parkcityhistory.org. In its earliest days, Park City was truly a wild west town. Indeed, there were more than 30 murders in and around the town during its first score of years. Perhaps the most famous of these murders was the shooting…
Find out more »December 2020
Saving the Mining Structures Lecture given by JR Richards and Clark Martinez
Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History and the Park City Museum would like to invite you to a Zoom lecture about Saving Our Mining Structures given by JR Richards and Clark Martinez on Friday, December 4th from 5-6 p.m. Please register for the lecture at https://parkcityhistory.org/event/saving-the-mining-structures-lecture-given-by-friends-of-ski-mountain-mining-history/ and a link will be sent to you the week of the talk. Jonathan Richards (JR) of Calder Richards Engineering has been our structural engineer of choice for many years as we have…
Find out more »From Jacob Riis to StoryCorps: The Documentary Impulse in America Zoom Lecture given by Professor Matthew Basso
Park City Museum will host a Zoom lecture called From Jacob Riis to StoryCorps: The Documentary Impulse in America given by Matthew Basso on Thursday, December 10 from 5-6 p.m. Please go to https://parkcityhistory.org/event/jacob-riis-zoom-lecture-given-by-matthew-basso/ to signup for the lecture. This talk traces the “documentary impulse,” strongly associated in the U.S. with Jacob Riis, through the twentieth century to our current moment. As it does so it considers two questions central to Riis and those that came after him: what is…
Find out more »January 2021
Daly West Lecture given by Brian Buck
Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will present a Zoom lecture called John J. Daly and the Daly-West Mine given by Brian Buck on Wednesday, January 6th from 5-6 p.m. Please register for the lecture https://parkcityhistory.org/event/daly-west-lecture-given-by-brian-buck/ and a link will be sent to you the week of the lecture. Brian Buck will talk about the career of John Daly and his involvement with the early mining development in the Park City area. He will…
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