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A central search portal for digital collections about the Mountain West region.

Since 2001, MWDL has provided free access to over 1,000,000 digitized historical resources from a trusted network of partners in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and other parts of the U.S. West.

We are celebrating our 25th birthday in 2026 and were selected as one of Family Tree Magazine‘s 75 Best State Genealogy Websites!

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  • Seven women in military uniforms and a woman in a fur-collared coat stand smiling in front of a vintage train car labeled "Grande," conveying camaraderie.
  • A cowboy is bucked off a fiercely rearing horse in a dusty rodeo arena. Onlookers watch; the scene captures action and suspense.

Events

14 Aug
Preservation West Symposium, 2026
Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, UT+ Google Map

From the blog

  • As many of us return to school over the remainder of August and the beginning of September, we want to share a few summer news ite...

    27 August, 2026

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    18 June, 2026

  • We’ve got a veritable spring thunderstorm of open Calls for Proposals/Participation right now! Be sure to check out our Even...

    08 May, 2026