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Learn more in the Hal Compton Research Library.

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Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

On a guided hike with Hal

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail–and passengers when it had room–to Park City.

John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

Marine Ricky Sorenson at the soda fountain after coming home from war.

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Park City’s Historic Main Street. Click for more images.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Wedding party at the Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Crossing the Border

Derelict fishing gear, plastic bottles, and marine debris, Maug Island, Mariana Trench Marine National Monument, 2009. Image courtesy of Angelo Villagomez/Marine Photobank.

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

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1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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Students enjoy a break in the Skier Subway after their tour.

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The Kimball Stagecoach delivered mail-and passengers when it had room-to Park City.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

George Catlin, North American Indians, 1844, hand-colored lithograph, 25 x 21, private collection. Photo: E.G. Schempf.

In preparation of a camping trip in 1956, these Boy Scouts load gear into a trunk.

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A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Park City miner Jim Santy explains the hoist during a 2nd grade tour.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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Make sure to stop by every couple months to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Go Figure!

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Belly up to the bar and learn why the bar was more than a place to wet your whistle.

PCHS Band, 1950

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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PCHS Band, 1950

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Korean War: Men of the 5th Air Force receive donated books and periodicals sent in the mail, 1951. Courtesy National Archives

Bison skull, c. 2009, bone, courtesy Smoky Hill Bison Ranch.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

A bracero with a short-handled hoe over his shoulder stands in a California field.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

• John Vachon, Man mowing lawn, Grundy Center, Iowa, 1940, black-and-white photograph, courtesy Library of Congress.

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.

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Halloween at the Glenwood

Crossing the Border

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Learn about this 1926 Graham Bros Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

UT Office of Tourism, Zions Bank, KUER, KRCL, Eccles Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Federation of State Humanities Councils

December 28, 2011

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Climb on board the skier subway and learn about its history.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Wedding party at the Utah Central Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.

401 Park Avenue. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection, made possible by a gift from Peter and Gail Ochs

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

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Members enjoying the infamous Dungeon Party. Click for more images.

View over 100 aprons in our newest traveling exhibit, Apron Chronicles.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Fell down a shaft; died of a broken heart; accidentally shot. Who says life in the old West was a bowl of cherries?

Why did writing a newspaper article in a tent make the front page in 1898? Find out on the mezzanine level!

Learn about the 1926 Graham Brothers Dodge and the generations of Berrys who served the Park City Fire Department.

Park City Museum New Harmonies Exhibit — Photos by Jim Herrington/www.jimherrington.com and Philip Gould

Test your flexibility!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz enjoy the Dungeon Party.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

PCHS Band, 1950

Going Places

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.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

December 28, 2011

Irene Ruhnke, 2007 reproduction of 1946 original, Photograph, Image: 12 x 8, Private collection.

The National Archives Experience

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

Muckers and Millionaires Case

New Harmonies Park City Local Sponors — PC Library, Egyptian Theatre, Mountain Town Music, Deer Valley Music Festival, Done to Your Taste, Summit County

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Step back in time: make sure you stay on the right side of the law!

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Woman holding cherries (Tanzania), photograph by Mark Stell, courtesy of Portland Roasting.

Barn-Postcard

Lakewood Plaza, outdoor living space. Long Beach, Calif., 1950s. Maynard L. Parker, photographer. Courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.

Brenda Biondo, Miracle Lifetime Whirl, Hudson, CO, 2011; colorphotograph, 28 1/2 x 20 inches; Courtesy of the artist.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

The Way We Worked

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

Stop by to see what’s new in the Changing Gallery!

Wedding party at Utah Central Depot. October 30, 1900.

Bonnie (Witch), Noah (Renaissance Man), and Ron (Mother Urban) enjoy the evening

Coffee cherries being loaded onto a truck (Herbazu, Costa Rica), photograph by D. Major Cohen.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

National Constitution Center

Model of the Coalition Building and Silver King Aerial Tramway in the Park City Museum

Share the joy of math with children (Bigstock/SerrNovik)

NEH on the Road

Learn how to make a book at the Park City Museum.

Going Places

Dodo poses on Sam Billings’ (left) motorcycle with Ephraim Adamson (right). Pop Jenks Collection

Test your flexibility!

Museum member Don Covert enjoys one of our popular ski tours.

In Cahoots

Book card in the Park City Library

Make your own sock-puppet.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Drop by the Smith & Brim and learn about some of the eating habits of early Parkites.

Students learn about the 1898 fire by looking at historic photographs.

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