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

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Book card in the Park City Library

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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.

Test your flexibility!

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Barn-Postcard

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Going Places

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Go Figure!

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

On a guided hike with Hal

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

NEH on the Road

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

In Cahoots

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

The National Archives Experience

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

The Way We Worked

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Crossing the Border

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

National Constitution Center

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

December 28, 2011

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Make your own sock-puppet.

Silver-to-Snow

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

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Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Utah Humanities Council

Museum-Art

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Halloween at the Glenwood

Going Places

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

PCHS Band, 1950

December 28, 2011

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

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