Stationed at Pearl Harbor
The first peacetime draft in the history of the United States commenced on September 16, 1940 in…
Communication
A Flight to Remember
December 17, 2022 represents the 119th anniversary of man’s first flight of a heavier than air aircraft.…
Emmett “Bud” Wright Put Parkites on Skis
You no doubt have stopped between the front of the Park City Museum and Dolly’s Bookstore to…
Sketches of Utah Life
In 1873, President Ulysses S. Grant had recently signed legislation designating Yellowstone the first National Park. The…
Letters from World War II
During World War II, Parkites kept informed of war events primarily via newpapers, radio broadcasts and newsreels…
A Journey Interrupted
Our story begins on Sunday morning March 10, 1929 in the Mission Hills District of San Diego,…
Air Mail One Legacy of WWI
Air travel throughout the United States today is so ubiquitous it’s taken for granted. On a personal…
The Way We Were: 1917
We bid 2017 goodbye on Sunday night. What can we say but, “what a year”? As is…
Game of Phones
Park City grew rapidly in its early days and was flush with new money from silver mining. …
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
If you’ve ever been in complete and utter darkness then you probably remember how your hearing was…