Welcome

Preserving our past . . . for our future

Welcome to the Cheyenne Genealogical &
Historical Society's Web Site

The Society's mission is to stimulate and encourage family history research through a variety of endeavors and to provide members and the genealogical public with a diversity of resources.

We hope you will enjoy your visit here and leave with some new knowledge about us and your genealogy search.

While you browse through the site you will find the Requests section helpful if you need help from our volunteers or officers.

Spring Banquet is set for May 13th. Sign up now!

“Finding the Lost,” a presentation by a professional private investigator will

be the Cheyenne Genealogical and Historical Society’s capstone program which

will be held May 13, 2025, at Laramie County Community College, Union Pacific

Centennial Room, 1400 E. College Drive, Cheyenne.

Join the CGHS event, which will begin at 6:00 p.m. with check-in, a silent

auction and dinner as prelude to the program at 7:00 p.m. Registration for the $25

dinner is necessary for this event by calling Valerie at 307-631-0478; deadline for

reservations is Tuesday, April 29. Guests wishing to attend the program-only for $5

must also pre-register.

Stephen J. Miller, owner of SJ Miller Associates, a licensed private

investigation firm in Cheyenne, will discuss ways to identify relatives, heirs and

missing people and other topics relevant to genealogy and family history research.

With over 45 years of experience in law enforcement and private investigation, he

served as a Special Agent, rising to the rank of Chief Special Agent with the

Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation for 20 years before retiring in 2002.

Miller has since worked as a private investigator for various clients, including

businesses, law firms, government agencies, and individuals. He holds a master's

degree in public administration from the University of Wyoming, a bachelor's

degree in history from Ohio State University, and an associate's degree in business

administration from Franklin University. He is a Certified Professional

Investigator, Certified Fraud Examiner, and he graduated from the FBI National

Academy in 1993.

This is the 2024-25 year-end program sponsored by the Cheyenne

Genealogical and Historical Society whose mission is to stimulate and encourage

family history research.

Please contact us at

cghswyoming@gmail.com if you have any questions.