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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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.

Go Figure!

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Utah Humanities Council

NEH on the Road

Park City Museum

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

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.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The Way We Worked

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

December 28, 2011

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

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

Museum-Art

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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.

National Constitution Center

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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Wheelchair access icon

Halloween at the Glenwood

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

In Cahoots

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

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

Going Places

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Highline spur during the winter

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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 Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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

2018-Ornament

On a guided hike with Hal

Silver King Headframe

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

The National Archives Experience

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Thaynes Headframe

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Crossing the Border

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

Raffle

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

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.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Raffle

Crossing the Border

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

December 28, 2011

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

Going Places

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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.

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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