Wyoming State Archives

12/04/2025

What could be more exhilarating than a day of ice boating on Boysen Reservoir? A day exploring the WSA collection!

As you plan your archival visits, please keep these dates in mind. We are open Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30 outside of the planned holiday closures.

We are always open online. Check out our online Finding aids at https://wyocomet.wyo.gov/ and our photo, map, oral history and more databases at https://spcrphotocollection.wyo.gov

Hope to see you soon!

📸 WYDOT employees in ice boats on Boysen Reservoir, February 1972 (P98-32/4047)

12/02/2025

The WSA will be temporarily closed for 2 hours noon- 2pm on December 11th so our entire staff can attend our holiday party. We'll reopen at 2 pm.

07/23/2025

Don't forget the WSA will be closing at noon today so the staff can enjoy Cheyenne Day!

04/18/2025

And we're back! LUNA, our online photo and map database, is up and running again!

Thank you to all for your patience. We know you have been waiting as anxiously as we have for it to be back online.

02/07/2025

Our LUNA Databases are currently experiencing an outage. This outage affects our photo, map, oral history, and WPA files, as well as the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office photo database, and the Wyoming Inmate Database we share with the Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site.

The IT folks are working hard to get the databases back online. In the meantime, please contact our Reference Desk for assistance at wyarchive (at) wyo.gov or 307-777-7826.

08/08/2024

Don't miss tonight's speaker series event tonight at 7pm MST. Join us in-person or online

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/wyoming-state-archives-speaker-series-834529

Dr. Larry C. Skogins discusses his new book, To Educate American Indians: Selected Writings from the National Educational Association’s Department of Indian Education, 1900-1904.

This presentation will focus on the methodology of educating Native Americans in the early 20th century. The talk will include references to Wyoming's first woman elected to Wyoming public office as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Estelle Reel and her influence on educational practices concerning tribal nations.

A native of Hettinger, N.D., Dr. Larry C. Skogen holds degrees from Dickinson State University (B.S. in secondary education), University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg (M.A. in history), and Arizona State University, Tempe (Ph.D. in history).

Retired from a career in the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Skogen has been involved in education as a high school teacher and as a college faculty member and administrator in a variety of military and civilian institutions, including the United States Air Force Academy and the New Mexico Military Institute. In 2007 the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education appointed him as the sixth CEO of Bismarck State College (BSC). In 2013 he was selected as the interim chancellor of the North Dakota University System and returned to BSC as president in 2015. He retired from that position and became president emeritus in 2020.

05/03/2024

There's still time to "hop" over to the library!

You see them everywhere. Cute little jackalopes adorn everything from tiny stickers to wall-sized murals. But did you ever think about where the jackalope comes from? Well Michael P. Branch dug into that question and came out with a book, “On the Trail of the Jackalope.” Come to the Cheyenne Library on May 3 from 4:30-6 p.m. and hear the author discuss the jackalope’s journey, from its Wyoming origins to its surprising connections to cancer therapies in the 1980s! Learn more at https://lclsonline.org/event/on-the-trail-of-the-jackalope-with-michael-p-branch-2/

03/14/2024

Due to deteriorating weather conditions in Cheyenne and the potential for icy roads,

tonight's WSA Speaker Series event is postponed until

next Thursday, March 21st, 7 pm MST

Thank you very much for understanding. Wishing you a safe and cozy evening!

WSA Staff