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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.

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  • Autumn has officially arrived here in the Intermountain West! With it comes several exciting news items from throughout our networ...

    23 September, 2026

  • 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

  • Howdy MWDL Pardners (forgive us)! It’s mid-June, summer is upon us, and we have a batch of new collections to introduce. Uta...

    18 June, 2026