Park City Historic Mine Route
The Park City Historic Mine Route combines two Park City passions: outdoor adventure and Western silver mining history. The HMR is a storytelling route connecting 24 sites of historic interest to a...
View ArticleParading Bobby Donohue: Boy and Veteran
This article originally appeared in 2016. It connects to our latest exhibit, titled Park City Loves A Parade!, on display now through March 2027. In the late 1800s the United States was testing its...
View ArticleA Toehold in Utah
Welcome back to the second installment of our multi-part series discussing the Sisters of the Holy Cross and their 146-year legacy of serving the Park City community. Part 1 explored their humble...
View ArticleJoffs Family Tragedy
This year, as we commemorate America’s 250th anniversary, we’re looking at the ways Parkites have come together to support each other during difficult times. One such incident happened during the...
View ArticleAccessibility Has Long Been Important to Park City
Approximately 612,000 adults in Utah today experience a disability, a statistic that is roughly 27%, or one in four adults in the state, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
View ArticlePutting In the Extra Time
The last time the U.S. hosted the World Cup was 1994. That also happens to be the year Park City High School boys’ soccer won their first ever state championship. This year’s team didn’t match that...
View ArticleThe Birth of Modern Medical Care
Welcome to the first installment of our series discussing the Sisters of the Holy Cross and their 146-year legacy of serving Park City. Yes, you read that correctly – 146 years. The Order arrived in...
View ArticleThe First Man Down
Frank Edward Peterson was born to Charles John Peterson and Mary Christina Petersen on November 22, 1891 in Draper, Utah. He was one of eleven children. His siblings included Victor, Violet, Cecil,...
View ArticleThe Panic of 1893 Impacts Territory and Town – Part II
The Panic of 1893 was the largest U.S. economic downturn until the Great Depression. Part one covered how the Panic’s origins were related to silver. But what were its impacts on Utah and Park City? In...
View ArticlePark City’s “White Way”
From late 1930 to mid-1931, the “White Way” in Park City was a heated topic in local politics and business. Luckily, it’s not what you’re thinking. The “White Way” in our town had nothing to do with...
View ArticleLatino Arts Fest Grew from Small Beginnings
In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Latino Arts Festival in Park City, we take a look back at its origins and the milestones that have shaped the festival into the popular event it has become...
View ArticleJoe Hill Lives
Many baby boomers have a vague perception of a guy named Joe Hill because of a song that Joan Baez sang on the soundtrack for the movie Woodstock. It was on side 2, sandwiched between “The Fish Cheer”...
View ArticleParading to the Cemetery
As shown in the Park City Museum’s latest exhibit (up through March next year), Parkites are no stranger to putting on a parade. We gather to celebrate our town and country with a variety of displays....
View ArticleThe Yellow Rose of Park City
Our town is quiet this time of year. Most tourists and many locals opt to stay away while Mother Nature conducts a set change – but for those who stick around as spring gives way to summer, there is a...
View ArticleThe Patron of Saint Mary’s
Late in the evening of January 3, 1950, Park City’s volunteer firefighters were summoned by the haunting wail of the whistle at City Hall. Fire had broken broke out at the Saint Mary of the Assumption...
View ArticleHe Stands for Generations of Miners
In the 400 block of Main Street in Park City there is a modest pocket park where the Oak Saloon once stood. In a corner of the park you’ll find the bronze statue of a miner, lamp in his right hand,...
View ArticleThe Panic of 1893 Was Rooted In Silver
Amid today’s economic turmoil, it can be cathartic to examine the past rather than to fret over our 401(k) balances. The disruption known as “The Panic of 1893” was the largest U.S. economic downturn...
View ArticleGive Me Liberty Or Give Me A Cold One
As shown in the Park City Museum’s latest exhibit (up through March next year), Parkites are no stranger to protesting. We gather to fight for what we believe in, whether the issue is hyper-local,...
View ArticleA Smelter Smorgasbord
Industrial ecosystems evolve to fulfill a specific task. Notable examples include steel making, coal mining, lumbering, and mineral extraction. Like natural ecosystems, the industrial variety is...
View ArticleAt the Local Sandlot
This article originally ran in November 2022. Although in Park City, April is typically still ski season, in most of the rest of the country, April means baseball. In their book accompanying the...
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