Hal Compton Research Library News Today

Over the years, Park City has had many people of Spanish descent make their home here — perhaps most notably the Zabarte/Martinez family. Vincent Zabarte, a Spanish immigrant, for example, was hailed by The Park Record as “a well-known and highly-respected citizen” and “a well-known miner.”

Park City Museum’s research coordinator Dalton Gackle will talk about the town’s history of celebrating Halloween on Monday.

Park City Museum researcher A piece of “V-mail” reproduced upon arrival in the U.S., folded in its mailable form. This letter is from Parkite Pvt. Frank Nancarrow to his mother. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Mary Martin Vincent Collection During World War II, Parkites kept informed of war events primarily via newpapers, radio broadcasts and newsreels played in movie theaters. However, the news families treasured most came directly from the letters of their soldiers in the field. Wa...

Park City Museum researcher This July 1905 photo shows the Denver and Rio Grande engine and tender overturned as it headed north out of town to Salt Lake City. Someone had left the switch open. The open switch was not apparent to the engineer until it was too late to stop the forward progress. The Park City Historical Society & Museum, Thomas F. Hansen Collection If you think 2020 is a train wreck, the nascent railroad industry was deluged with train wrecks across the nation in its first 50 yea...