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

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Thomas Kearns building on Main Street

December 28, 2011

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

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

National Constitution Center

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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.

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

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

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

The National Archives Experience

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

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

Test your flexibility!

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

Make your own sock-puppet.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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

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

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

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.

Test your flexibility!

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

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

Crossing the Border

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

Going Places

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

From the Jordanelle Special Service District Collection.

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

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

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

On a guided hike with Hal

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

In Cahoots

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

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

NEH on the Road

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

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

December 28, 2011

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

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Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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

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

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Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

Park City Museum

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

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

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The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

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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

Early stock options. Click to view more.

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Silver King Headframe

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

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

Highline spur during the winter

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

Going Places

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The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

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

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

Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

The Way We Worked

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

Crossing the Border

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

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

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.

Watchman’s Cabin-Today

Go Figure!

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

Thaynes Headframe

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

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

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

Utah Humanities Council

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

Book card in the Park City Library

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