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

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

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

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

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Go Figure!

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Muckers and Millionaires Case

Book card in the Park City Library

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

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

Crossing the Border

Going Places

In Cahoots

On a guided hike with Hal

Silver-to-Snow

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Going Places

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Crossing the Border

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

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

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

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2018-Ornament

Test your flexibility!

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

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2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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NEH on the Road

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

PCHS Band, 1950

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Make your own sock-puppet.

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Raffle

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

National Constitution Center

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

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.

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

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

PCHS Band, 1950

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Barn-Postcard

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Museum-Art

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

The Way We Worked

The National Archives Experience

Raffle

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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