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

Silver-to-Snow

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Go Figure!

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

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

Thaynes Headframe

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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

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

2018-Ornament

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Crossing the Border

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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.

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

December 28, 2011

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

December 28, 2011

Muckers and Millionaires Case

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

Going Places

Highline spur during the winter

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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.

In Cahoots

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

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 Silver Queen made millions in Park City’s mines.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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.

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Going Places

NEH on the Road

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

The Way We Worked

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

On a guided hike with Hal

Test your flexibility!

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

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

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Silver King Headframe

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

Museum-Art

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Crossing the Border

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?

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

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

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

Utah Humanities Council

Raffle

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

National Constitution Center

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

The National Archives Experience

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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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

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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