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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

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

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Crossing the Border

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Early stock options. Click to view more.

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Test your flexibility!

In Cahoots

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

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.

Barn-Postcard

December 28, 2011

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

Going Places

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

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

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.

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

Crossing the Border

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

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Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

The Way We Worked

Book card in the Park City Library

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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.

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

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

National Constitution Center

Test your flexibility!

Halloween at the Glenwood

NEH on the Road

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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Silver-to-Snow

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Going Places

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

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

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

PCHS Band, 1950

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.

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