No Nazis in Park City
Especially prior to the outbreak of World War II, fascists and Nazi sympathizers were an unfortunately prominent…
World War 2
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…
The Home Front: Park City and Rationing during WWII
After the United States entered World War II in December 1947, the federal government implemented a national…
Stationed at Pearl Harbor
The first peacetime draft in the history of the United States commenced on September 16, 1940 in…
Thanksgiving 1946
Thanksgiving fell on November 28 in 1946. It was the first full year following the end of…
This Is Not a Drill
Stipen Marinic was exactly five months shy of his fifteenth birthday when he arrived in the United…
Park City’s Most Prominent Athlete
John Leo “Jack” McKissick was born on September 6, 1918 in Park City. A stocky, but athletic…
Letters from World War II
During World War II, Parkites kept informed of war events primarily via newpapers, radio broadcasts and newsreels…
Too Close to Home: Keetley’s Japanese Relocation Farm
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, on February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt uprooted the lives of 110,000…
Dizziness and Shortness of Breath
Entry into World War II left Park City’s mines shorthanded. By early 1942, a total of 346…
Perfect Courage
Think for a minute what it would be like to bail out of an airplane from 14,000…
Stamping Out Dictators in World War II
The United States funded World War II in part through the sale of bonds to the public.…
Battle of the Miners
Nothing captures the fascination of a small town like the local high school football team playing for…
Food Will Win the War
Victory gardens first became popular in World War I, when wartime propaganda conceived of by the United…
Taking Flight with Their Little Red Wagon
In celebration of “the power of imagination on wheels,” the last Wednesday of March each year is…
Strike Three
On November 17, 1941, a B-18 Army bomber fell from the sky above Park City, engulfed in…
The Perfect Storm, part II
On Sunday, November 15, 1941 airmen of the 88th Reconnaissance Squadron based at Fort Douglas prepared their…
The Makings of a Perfect Storm
Those of us fortunate enough to live full-time in Park City are accustomed to severe and abrupt…
The Golden Rule
Today "350 Main" is known as one of Park City's finest restaurants. Let's explore this building's illustrious…
Demonstrating Dignity and Strength in the Face of Adversity
Thank you for joining us for the second part of this article about the Japanese-American community located…
Unwelcome in Their Adopted and Often Native Country
George Takei, of Star Trek and social media fame, has increased public awareness of the internment of…