Park City Museum

Glenwood Cemetery Tour
2025-07-10 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-15 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-17 10:30 - 12:30, 2025-07-19 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-22 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-07-24 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-07-29 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver) and 2 more dates
Glenwood Cemetery Tours 2025
Park City Museum will be giving tours of the Historic Glenwood Cemetery located at the end of Silver King Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. from June 24th to September 11th. We have also added two Saturday dates this year including July 19th and August 9th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and three evenings including Monday, July 7th, Wednesday, July 23rd, and Thursday, August 21st all starting at 6 p.m.
Discover the history of the Cemetery and those residents who are buried there. Please register for a tour at www.parkcityhistory.org. Tours will be $15 per person. Please meet at Glenwood Cemetery by the gate, bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes. Parking will be on Silver King Drive near the Cemetery. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Knispel education@parkcityhistory.org or call 435-574-9554.

End of the Line lecture given by David Nicholas and Stuart Stanek
2025-07-16 17:00 - 18:00
Park City Museum will host a lecture called End of the Line given by David Nicholas and Stuart Stanek on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 from 5-6 p.m. held at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.
The lecture will discuss the demise of both mining and rail service in Park City. They will explore the significant investment from 1965 to 1982 to modernize and expand the Ontario Mine and related properties. Also, they will talk about the decision by Union Pacific Railroad to either sell or abandon their Park City branch and the valiant efforts to preserve the area’s rail infrastructure circa 1986 to 1992. We look forward to seeing you there!
David Nicholas serves on the Board of the Park City Museum, is interested in local history, and frequently contributes to the Way We Were series. Also, he conducts periodic lectures and historic hikes. His particular interests include but are not limited to Park City’s transportation history and local plane crashes.
Stuart Stanek is a forty-year broadcasting veteran. He managed one hundred and twenty-five radio stations in twenty-five different markets across the country. He served as a general manager and a regional President for iHeart Radio which is the nation’s largest broadcaster. He was involved in all facets of the business including sales, programming, operations, and marketing. He is married to Ann Crooks and they have lived in Park City for thirty-five years.

Main Street Public Walking Tours 2025
2025-07-22 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-23 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-24 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-25 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-28 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-29 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-30 14:00 - 15:30, 2025-07-31 14:00 - 15:30 and 6 more dates
Put on your walking shoes and explore Park City’s Historic Main Street! Explore the architecture and stories of Park City’s unique history—from the days as a booming mine town to an emerging ski town. The Park City Museum’s popular Historic Main Street Public Walking Tours are Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. from July 1st to September 5th. Meet at the Museum store. Cost is $10 per person. Please call 435-216-9693 to make a reservation as space is limited to fifteen people on each tour this year.
No tours on July 4 (holiday), August 1 (Kimball Arts Festival), and September 1 (Labor Day/Miners’ Day).
The tour is most appropriate for ages 13 and up. Please arrive 10 minutes early, wear comfortable walking shoes, bring water, and wear sun protection. The tour lasts about one hour and fifteen minutes. If you have general questions about the tour or want to schedule a private tour for twelve or more people, please contact Diane at 435-574-9554.

Ontario Trailhead Hike for members on July 23rd at 10 a.m. with Don Roll
2025-07-23 10:00 - 12:00
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!
I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.
Ontario Hike July 23rd at 10 a.m.
This guided hike will begin at the Ontario Trailhead on Marsac Avenue. It is a fairly easy three mile out and back hike on a wide gravel road with 400 vertical change and will take approximately two hours.
We will visit several of the mines located in Empire Canyon:
• Ontario No 3 Headframe and Shaft House
• American Flag Mine Interpretive Sign
• Massachusetts Mine Historical Sign
• Daly Judge Tramway
• Explosives Bunker
• Judge Office Building
• Daly Judge Tunnel (1 of the 3 mining era tunnels that provides Park City water)
• Silver King Pump House
• Alliance Mine Building
• Alliance Watchman’s Cabin
Please wear good hiking shoes and remember sun protection, hydration and nourishment for this informative two hour hike. Please arrive ten minutes early for a prompt 10 AM departure.

Park Avenue Hike for members with Jane Perkins at 10 a.m.
2025-07-31 10:00 - 12:00
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Which hike you would like to go on?
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!
I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.
Park Avenue Hike with Jane Perkins in July and August
Jane offered this Park Avenue walk in June, and will also be offering the same tour on July 31 and August 22nd. Please let me know which one you want to attend. (The June tour is full.) Both tours begin at 10 a.m.
Please join us as we explore Park Avenue’s charming history with a walking tour that will feature unique and special homes, churches, and schools leading to the transportation hub of our historic mining town.
This brand-new tour will start at 10am. We will ride the free Trolley to the top of Main and wander downhill from St. Mary’s Church to High West Distillery. Estimated time 1.5hrs.

Glenwood Cemetery Tours
2025-08-05 10:30 - 12:00, 2025-08-07 10:30 - 12:00
Park City Museum will be giving tours of the Historic Glenwood Cemetery located at the end of Silver King Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. from June 24th to September 11th. We have also added two Saturday dates this year including July 19th and August 9th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and three evenings including Monday, July 7th, Wednesday, July 23rd, and Thursday, August 21st all starting at 6 p.m.
Discover the history of the Cemetery and those residents who are buried there. Please register for a tour at www.parkcityhistory.org. Tours will be $15 per person. Please meet at Glenwood Cemetery by the gate, bring a water bottle, wear sunscreen and comfortable walking shoes. Parking will be on Silver King Drive near the Cemetery. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Knispel education@parkcityhistory.org or call 435-574-9554.

Thaynes Canyon Hike for members with Melissa Clark and Kelly Riley
2025-08-06 09:45 - 13:30
If you are a member and would like to join us on one of these hikes, please contact Diane Knispel, at education@parkcityhistory.org with the following information:
• Names of people going on the hike.
• Email address associated with your membership.
• A contact phone number (preferably a cell phone that you will have with you morning of the hike)
• Do you need a lift ticket for your hike or not?
If you are not a member and would like to join us for a hike, please register as a member on our website at https://parkcityhistory.org/membership. Once you are registered, please contact Diane Knispel with the information needed that is listed above. Thank you!
I will send you a confirmation email closer to the time with the place to meet and parking information.
August 6th hike- Meet at 9:45 a.m.
This hike is a 5.5 to 6 mile hike. It is long but not too steep. It is considered moderately difficult with a 900-foot elevation gain. We will stop at the turnaround point at Shadow Lake (by the Jupiter Lift base) for a 30-minute break for snack/lunch. Please bring water, snacks and sunscreen! Because of our stops at mine sites allow 3.5 hours for this hike.
If you have a pass, please bring it, if not a lift ticket will be provided. We will be riding The Crescent Lift. We’ll start our hike at the top of the Crescent Lift. We’ll visit the King Con Ore Bin and see the area where the King Con Tram brought ore over the ridge. Here we’ll also discuss the history of the Crescent and Bogan Mines, which were combined by Solon Spiro to form the Silver King Consolidated, or the King Con, as it was known.
We’ll then hike down into Thaynes Canyon, where we will see The California-Comstock Mine, perhaps the oldest of the remaining buildings on the PCMR property. We’ll also hike close to the Thaynes Complex. Along the way we will talk about the old rail system that was used to move ore down the mountain.
We’ll hike the area of the 1883 Matt Brennan murder. He was shot by a sniper as he observed a geological survey conducted for E.M. Wheeler by Will Gorlinski. John “Black Jack” Murphy was accused of being the shooter and was hung by vigilantes several days later. Was Black Jack the real killer? Dramatic speculation will ensue.
We’ll then hike up to Shadow Lake near the base of the Jupiter Lift for a snack/lunch break. After our break we will hike back to the Crescent chair for the ride down to the PC base!
