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Mel Fletcher Oral History – Audio, copyright Park City Museum

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

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

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The National Archives Experience

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NEH on the Road

Test your flexibility!

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

The Way We Worked

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

Silver-to-Snow

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

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.

Utah Humanities Council

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

PCHS Band, 1950

PCHS Band, 1950

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Go Figure!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Crossing the Border

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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Barn-Postcard

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

In Cahoots

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Museum-Art

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

National Constitution Center

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Crossing the Border

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Going Places

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

Raffle

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Going Places

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

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

Book card in the Park City Library

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Raffle

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

2018-Ornament

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

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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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Early stock options. Click to view more.

December 28, 2011

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