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December 28, 2011

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

The Way We Worked

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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Make your own sock-puppet.

December 28, 2011

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Utah Humanities Council

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Crossing the Border

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

The National Archives Experience

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

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

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

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

Going Places

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

National Constitution Center

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

NEH on the Road

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

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Go Figure!

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Book card in the Park City Library

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

In Cahoots

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

Going Places

Test your flexibility!

Barn-Postcard

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Silver-to-Snow

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Crossing the Border

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.

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

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