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

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

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

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

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

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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

1943 McAllen, TX Main Street

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

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

Swap stories at one of our oral history nights!

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

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

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Photos courtesy Park City Museum and Deer Valley Resort.

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

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

Meet the Ghosts of Park City’s Past

2018-Ornament

Test your flexibility!

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

The National Archives Experience

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

Utah Humanities Ideas In Action

Wendy Lavitt, Syd Reed and Barbara Martz

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PCHS Band, 1950

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

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

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

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

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

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

Semper Fidelis Club bids farewell to Marines

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

NEH on the Road

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

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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.

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

Halloween at the Glenwood

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

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

Going Places

Crossing the Border

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

The Mega Mine viewed from the mezzanine.

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

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

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

Muckers and Millionaires Case

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

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.

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

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

Docent led Museum tours explore Park City history.

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

Going Places

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

The Park City Military Band, July 4, 1911.

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Muckers and Millionaires Case

Early stock options. Click to view more.

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

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

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

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

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The Way We Worked

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

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

Come “Savor the Summit” with us!

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

Book card in the Park City Library

The Park City Wranglers, ca 1930s.

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

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

Exploring Park City’s history is great fun!

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

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

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

December 28, 2011

Silver-to-Snow

Retired miner Rich Martinez shares photos and stories with docents.

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

Lannie Scopes as Deputy Sheriff Sam Billings.

Go Figure!

Ken Martz talks about his historic home.

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

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

PCHS Band, 1950

Students at Parkside Apartments explore a carbide lamp.

Thomas Kearns underground at the Silver King

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

Test your flexibility!

Make your own sock-puppet.

In Cahoots

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

Barn-Postcard

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

On a guided hike with Hal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Swap stories about Park City at an oral history night!

National Constitution Center

Crossing the Border

PCHS Band, 1950

Pat Kutzbach and Jon Scarlet catalog Park City business tokens.

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

Main Street, ca.1900, Kendall Webb Collection

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

Moose on Main Street 2017 ornament

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

2011 – Daly West Mine & Head Frame

Park City Museum members at the Annual Dungeon Party!

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.

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

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