No Nazis in Park City
Especially prior to the outbreak of World War II, fascists and Nazi sympathizers were an unfortunately prominent…
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Lynx Langford: The Park Record’s Typesetting Maestro
The words were not his. But it was his responsibility, for about half a century, to make…
The Park Record’s Magical Typesetting Machine
In the summer of 2015, my two brothers and I made a pilgrimage to the tiny town…
Entrepreneurism and the White Mule
During the years of national Prohibition (1920 to 1933), the entrepreneurial spirit to make spirits gripped Park…
Park City Reacts to the Attack on Pearl Harbor
“What tragic, criminal, treacherous, appalling changes have come to this great country of ours since we went…
One Small Town, Two Newspapers
On May 26, 1983, forty years ago this week, The Newspaper, a brash upstart weekly that gave…
The Park Record Grows Frustrated with Prohibition Violation
This is the sixth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. “Ever since Prohibition went…
The Governor’s Undercover Brother and the W.R. Jefford Saga
This is the fifth article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. W.R. Jefford, born 1875…
The Park Record Pleads for Prohibition
This is the second article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. “Park City is ‘dry,’…
Prohibition Approaches Park City
This is the first article in a series on Prohibition in Park City. Nationwide Prohibition was ratified…
Political Signage in Park City
Like in the rest of the United States, politicians in Park City and Utah have often used…
Park City’s Most Prominent Athlete
John Leo “Jack” McKissick was born on September 6, 1918 in Park City. A stocky, but athletic…
From Jubilance to Disappointment
This is the thirteenth and final article in a series on the Conkling Mining Co. v. Silver…
The Resort Ride True to Its Name
In July 1978, less than a year after they opened the Alpine Slide, developers Wally Wright and…
Letters from World War II
During World War II, Parkites kept informed of war events primarily via newpapers, radio broadcasts and newsreels…
Rossie or Rossi: Who’s to Blame for Butchering the Name?
On August 25, 1983, the Park Record published a terse one-sentence letter-to-the-editor scolding the paper for calling…
Empty Promises
Next Wednesday, September 16, Park City Museum members will visit the site of the Nelson Queen Mine…
‘A Glorious Past and a Bright Future’
“The year which will in a few hours vanish into the great past, and become but a…
Money in the Hole
Have you ever taken a hike up Woodside Gulch, noticed the timbers on the northwest side of…
You’ll Get A Psy-kick Out of This
“I am practically a stranger in your midst, so don’t compare my work with any other so…