Glenwood Cemetery Tour
2023-07-18 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-07-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-07-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-07-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-06-29 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-06-27 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
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 27th to August 31st. 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.

Walking Tours of Main Street
2023-07-17 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-14 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-13 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-12 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-11 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-07 14:00 - 15:30, 2023-07-06 14:00 - 15:30 and 7 more dates
Guided Historic Main Street Walking Tour-2023
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 Walking Tours are Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. from June 26th to September 1st. 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.
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, please contact 435-574-9554.

Shiny Rock to Silver Bars lecture given by Donovan Symonds
2023-07-12 17:00 - 18:00
Park City Museum and Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History will host a lecture called Shiny Rock to Silver Bars given by Donovan Symonds on July 12th from 5-6 p.m. at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive.
The talk will explain how the ores that were mined in Park City were crushed, concentrated, sampled, transported and finally smelted into silver, lead and gold bars. The difference between milling and smelting will be explained. Practical demonstrations and videos will explain the processes involved in sorting the ores into concentrates and tailings. The early prospectors used simple sorting methods, and these will be compared against the more complex processes used in the Silver King and California Comstock mills, the only two mills still standing in Park City. The smelting process was predominantly conducted in large furnaces in the Salt Lake valley although Park City did have some early smelters. A brief description of the smelting process will be presented.
Donovan is a long-time resident of Park City. He moved here in 1977. He is a retired consulting mining engineer specializing in mineral processing. He holds a degree in mining engineering from Newcastle University in England and a PhD in gravity concentration from Nottingham University. He has enjoyed being a museum docent for about 15 years and has organized the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History lecture series for the last few years.

Historic Ontario Ridge/Empire Link Hike July 11, 2023 from 9:00-12:00 led by Heather Tourkin
2023-07-11 09:00 - 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:
• 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 place to meet and parking information.
Historic Ontario Ridge/Empire Link Hike July 11, 2023 from 9:00-12:00 led by Heather Tourkin. Intermediate loop hike, 5+ miles long with 700 vertical feet of elevation. Since we end at the top of Main Street there will be lots of lunch options should folks be hungry.
Hikers should bring water, sunscreen and snacks.
This will be a combination mine history & woodsy hike as there are a large number of buildings and artifacts, including the Ontario drain tunnel and remnants of the High Line train track built in 1889 to serve the Ontario Mill. The hike will head up the Ontario Ridge Trail (a single track with ruins of old mining cabins, an abandoned DeSoto, plus a string of towers for the Daly Aerial Tram—one of three such trams that once served the Park City Mines). Once we intersect with the Empire Link trail we’ll follow it through alternating forests of Aspen and pine until we empty out on a gravel two-track just under the Deer Valley Lady Morgan ski lift. We’ll head down Empire Canyon to the Daly Mining Companies buildings, comprised of the Judge Mining & Smelting Company Office structure(s), of which there are quite a few including an explosive bunker and a watchman’s house. Continuing down the canyon we’ll see more mining remnants including mine dumps for the American Flag and Massachusetts Mines.
Closing date and time for signing-up for the hike: July 7th at 5 p.m.

Walking Tours of Woodside and Park Avenues with Dalton Gackle
2023-07-08 09:30 - 11:30
WALKING TOURS WITH DALTON GACKLE
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.
Woodside Avenue and Park Avenue Walking Tour with Dalton Gackle
Tuesday, June 6th at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, July 8th at 9:30 a.m.
Friday, August 11th at 9:30 a.m.
Easy Hike with two short uphill sections, both with stairs available.
The tour will feature a combination of architecture, preservation, and history and will cover approximately thirty buildings on upper and middle Woodside Avenue and Park Avenue. It should last 1.5 to 2 hours. Bring comfortable walking shoes, water, sunscreen, and snacks.
Closing date and time for signing-up for the June hike: June 1st at 5 p.m.
Closing date and time for signing-up for the July hike: July 3rd at 5 p.m.
Closing date and time for signing-up for the August hike: August 7th at 5 p.m.

Garlic Mustard Games at the Glenwood Cemetery!
2023-07-08 08:00 - 10:00 | Glenwood Cemetery, 401 Silver King Drive, Park City, UT, 84060, United States
Hey all, we need your help to remove an obnoxious weed from the Glenwood Cemetery.
And its part of a competition organized by the Summit CWMA!
No tickets necessary – just show up to help out and/or compete.
See details in the flyer below:
GMG Flyer 2023_GlenwoodCemetery

Park City Railroad History Hike in Parley's Canyon with David Nicholas
2023-07-07 10:00 - 14:00
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:
• 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 place to meet and parking information.
All Aboard – Next Station Stop, Park City’s Railroad History Hike with “Conductor” David Nicholas
Two different Hikes- one August 5th 10 a.m. and the other October 14th at 10 a.m. (see date for more information)
This hiking season the Park City Museum offers two hikes exploring the town’s railroad history.
Our first hike is Saturday 8/5. We traverse remnants of the Denver Rio Grande and Western Railway (DR&G) roadbed in Parley’s Canyon. Round trip approximately 3.5 hours including Q&A sessions. The exertion level is “moderate plus”. Please dress appropriately including sun protection and plenty of fluids (hydration).
Closing date and time for signing-up for the August 5th hike: July 31st at 5 p.m.

Thrift Style: Using Our Past to Improve Our Present Lecture given by Marla Day
2023-06-28 17:00 - 18:00
Park City Museum will host a lecture called Thrift Style: Using Our Past to Improve Our Present given by curator Marla Day on Wednesday, June 28th from 5-6 p.m. held at the Park City Museum Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. The Thrift Style exhibition will be on display at the Park City Museum from May 15th to August 16th. For more information go to www.parkcityhistory.org.
When you look around your home, what could you repurpose and restyle to meet a need? ‘Making something from nothing’ is a saying that can spark ingenuity. This program explores the history of feed sacks, the reuse of a simple piece of leftover fabric, and how homemakers used what was available to them to meet the needs of their families and how that history can inspire us today. A message that can resonate with consumers during our current economic climate.
Marla Day received her B.S. and M.S. in Apparel and Textiles from Kansas State University. She has been curator of the university’s Historic Costume and Textile Museum for much of her career, as well as being a K-State Research and Extension associate in textiles. She has been responsible for numerous curated exhibits including Mantles for Women: Rites of Passage; Nelly Don: Dresses that Worked for Women; Woven wonders: A Cross-Section of American History; and the exhibit catalog Life Passages: Women, Dress, and Culture. She was awarded the NEH Scholarship in both 2007 and 2008 from the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies and Certification in Museum Management.
Marla currently serves on several community boards including the Sunset Zoo Conservation Trust, the Friends of the Beach Museum of Art, the Riley County Historical Museum Board of Directors, and is Vice-President of the Kansas Museum Association. Day has traveled the country and consulted for the Smithsonian’s Save Our Treasures Program for the last several years and continues to advise the public on methods to preserve the history of their textile keepsakes through public programs. She is currently serving her second year with the Humanities Kansas Speaker’s Bureau sharing the history of Nelly Don and the Donnelly Garment Company once located in Kansas City.

The Annual Historic Home Tour 2023
2023-06-17 10:00 - 14:00
The Annual Historic Home Tour is scheduled for June 17, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s tour will feature at least eight homes, as well as Miners Hospital and the Park City Library, located in the 1100-1300 blocks of Park Avenue.
The primary starting point for the tour will be Miners Hospital (1354 Park Ave.) where you can pick up or purchase your tickets beginning at 9:30am.
Tickets can be purchased in advance here on our website or in-person at the Museum Store (528 Main Street).
We hope to see you for this fun event where you get to peer inside historic miner cottages and see how our hosts have transformed their homes.

The John Murphy Lynching - A 139 Year Cold Case lecture given by Sandy Brumley and Josh Grotstein
2023-06-14 17:00 - 18:00
Park City Museum and the Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History are hosting a lecture called The John Murphy Lynching – A 139 Year Cold Case given by Sandy Brumley and Josh Grotstein on Wednesday, June 14th from 5-6 p.m. at the Education and Collections Center located at 2079 Sidewinder Drive. More information can be found at www.parkcityhistory.org.
On Wednesday morning August 28, 1883, Matt Brennan was shot and killed in Thaynes Canyon. On Sunday morning September 2, John Murphy was found hanging from a telegraph pole in Parley’s Park City with a cryptic note stuffed into his boot bearing the number “77,” written apparently 77 times by 77 different hands. Between these dates, the Salt Lake City Marshal was shot by a black man and the shooter was hung within two hours. New research will be presented about John Murphy and the events of these days. Who killed Matt Brennan? Why was Murphy hanged for the deed?
Sandy Brumley has a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. in Marketing and Finance from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business. He is a member of Friends of Ski Mountain Mining History. Josh Grotstein has a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Brown University and an MBA from The Harvard Business School.

Woodside Avenue and Park Avenue Walking Tour with Dalton Gackle
2023-06-06 09:30 - 11:30
