Local Speaker Series: Dalton Gackle with the Park City History Museum

Event Description

Dalton Gackle is the Research, Digital Services, and Social Media Coordinator at the Park City Museum in Park City, Utah. An American West and Pop Culture historian by way of the Midwest, Dalton manages the Park City Museum’s Hal Compton Research Library. He is responsible for all research, historic photograph orders, oral histories, and the Museum's weekly Way We Were articles and social media. He is also an archivist, processing and digitizing the Museum's manuscript and visual collections to make them available to patrons and researchers. He graduated from Iowa State University in journalism and history and Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis (IUPUI) in public history.

Listen to Dalton Gackle's Local Speaker Series lecture titled “Life About Town in Park City's Mining Days” on Tuesday, May 27, from 4-5 p.m.

Settled after the Civil War and incorporated in 1884, Park City became one of the world’s most prestigious mining camps. Known primarily for its richness in silver, Park City miners also extracted lead, zinc, gold, and copper from the surrounding hills. As the mines grew, so too did the town, attracting businesspeople, grocers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and more to the area, in addition to miners and prospectors seeking to strike it rich. From mines large (like the Silver King and the Ontario) to small (like the Nelson Queen), Park City’s early history is that of the triumphs and tragedies of mining, the ebbs and flows of the community, and the metals that made it all happen. Dalton’s book covers an overview of this history, and this presentation will look briefly at Park City’s mining days and general life.

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Thank you to the Friends of the Park City Library for sponsoring this event. The Friends of the Park City Library is a non-profit volunteer group dedicated to supporting the Library. Becoming a member supports funding needs for the Friends of the Library and gives you VIP access to their book sales.

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