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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Raffle

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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.

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

December 28, 2011

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Go Figure!

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

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

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

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

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Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Utah Humanities Council

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Going Places

Muckers and Millionaires Case

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Park City Museum

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Barn-Postcard

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

In Cahoots

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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PCHS Band, 1950

The Way We Worked

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Book card in the Park City Library

Raffle

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Crossing the Border

National Constitution Center

The National Archives Experience

Test your flexibility!

On a guided hike with Hal

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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.

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

Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.

Test your flexibility!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Make your own sock-puppet.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

Going Places

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.

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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