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From Military Bands to Summer Symphonies, Park City’s musical history has always been entertaining.

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Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Book card in the Park City Library

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

Going Places

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

PCHS Band, 1950

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

December 28, 2011

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

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Wasatch Coal Mine, Chalk Creek (near Coalville) dated 1908 Credit: Summit County Historical Museum

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

Crossing the Border

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

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Thaynes Headframe

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

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

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

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

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

In Cahoots

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

National Constitution Center

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

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

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

PCHS Band, 1950

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

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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Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Righting a Wrong: Japanese Americans and World War II was developed by the National Museum of American History and adapted for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The national tour received federal support from the Asian Pacific American Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center, the Terasaki Family Foundation, and C. L. Ehn & Ginger Lew.

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

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

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

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Park City Museum

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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.

Going Places

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

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

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

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The Way We Worked

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Halloween at the Glenwood

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Silver King Headframe

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Jacob A. Riis, “I Scrubs” – Little Katie from the West 52nd Street Industrial School, 1891-1892; reproduction on modern gelatin printing out paper, original 4 x 5 inches; From the Collection of the Museum of the City of New York, 90.13.4.132.

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

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

NEH on the Road

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Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

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Utah Humanities Council

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

Silver-to-Snow

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

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

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.

Crossing the Border

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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

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

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

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

Museum-Art

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

The National Archives Experience

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

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

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

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

Go Figure!

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

Test your flexibility!

On a guided hike with Hal

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

Test your flexibility!

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

December 28, 2011

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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

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

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

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