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Read all about the people who have shaped and re-shaped Park City.

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

In Cahoots

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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 Railroad Depot. October 30, 1900.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Raffle

Silver-to-Snow

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

Test your flexibility!

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Book card in the Park City Library

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

National Constitution Center

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

Crossing the Border

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

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?

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

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!

The Way We Worked

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Make your own sock-puppet.

On a guided hike with Hal

December 28, 2011

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Museum-Art

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Going Places

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

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

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Barn-Postcard

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

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Test your flexibility!

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The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

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

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Utah Humanities Council

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

Go Figure!

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Going Places

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

December 28, 2011

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Raffle

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

2018-Ornament

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

Crossing the Border

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

The National Archives Experience

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