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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

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

Silver-to-Snow

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

In Cahoots

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Map by William Henry Jackson, 1861. Courtesy the 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.

Early stock options. Click to view more.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Go Figure!

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.

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

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PCHS Band, 1950

Test your flexibility!

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

Crossing the Border

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.

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

Going Places

Crossing the Border

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

Silver King Headframe

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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.

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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Book card in the Park City Library

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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 members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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Make your own sock-puppet.

Barn-Postcard

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Highline spur during the winter

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

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.

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

NEH on the Road

Going Places

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Muckers and Millionaires Case

The Way We Worked

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

December 28, 2011

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Thaynes Headframe

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

The National Archives Experience

On a guided hike with Hal

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

December 28, 2011

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

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