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== Online Resources ==
=== Online Resources ===
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#wy County and Town Histories], includes biographies
 
*[https://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail]  
*[http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/db/bio/ Wyoming Biography Database]  
*[http://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail]  
*[http://wyospcr.state.wy.us/MultiMedia/Index.aspx?mmtypeID=2 Wyoming Folks, Oral Histories Wyoming]  
*[http://wyospcr.state.wy.us/MultiMedia/Index.aspx?mmtypeID=2 Wyoming Folks, Oral Histories Wyoming]  
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=gOMDAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming ...]  
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=gOMDAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming ...]  
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?field1=ocr;q1=wyoming%20biography;a=srchls;lmt=ft Men of Wyoming : the national newspaper reference book of Wyoming containing photographs and biographies of over three hundred men residents], e-book
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?field1=ocr;q1=wyoming%20biography;a=srchls;lmt=ft Men of Wyoming : the national newspaper reference book of Wyoming containing photographs and biographies of over three hundred men residents], e-book
*[https://www.paper-trail.org Paper Trail Online Database]
*[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us Wyoming State Archives]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/wyoming-genealogy Access Genealogy Wyoming Biographies]
*[http://genealogytrails.com/wyo/ Wyoming Genealogy Trails]


==Biographies in Local Histories==
The best collection of published biographies in [[Wyoming Genealogy|Wyoming]] is at the [http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Wyoming State Archives]. The [http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/ American Heritage Center] at the University of Wyoming also collects biographical works and has an [http://rmoa.unm.edu/advanced.php online collection]. Select University of Wyoming or Wyoming State Archives as the institution.  
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''.  
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book.  
*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler.
*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included.  


===Finding Biographies===
The [[Family History Library]] has a significant collection of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AWyoming&subjectsOpen=434348-17 Wyoming Biographies] and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AWyoming&subjectsOpen=434348-17 bioographical materials] on subjects such as women, cowboys, and prominent pioneers. Some examples of helpful biographical collections are:  
*The [[Wyoming, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories.
*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town).
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books''']
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books''']
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat''']
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust''']
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive''']
*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History".
The best collection of published biographies in [[Wyoming Genealogy|Wyoming]] is at the [http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Wyoming State Archives]. The [http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/ American Heritage Center] at the University of Wyoming also collects biographical works and has an [http://rmoa.unm.edu/advanced.php online collection]. Select University of Wyoming or Wyoming State Archives as the institution.


The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has a significant collection of [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AWyoming&subjectsOpen=434348-17 Wyoming Biographies] and [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results#count=20&query=%2Bplace%3AWyoming&subjectsOpen=434348-17 biographical materials] on subjects such as women, cowboys, and prominent pioneers. Some examples of helpful biographical collections are:
*Bartlett, Ichabod S. ''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F189657 History of Wyoming]''. Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918. {{FHL|189657|item|disp=FHL Book 978.7 H2b; Film 1000826 items 2-4}}. Volumes 2 and 3 contain biographical sketches. All three volumes are available online'''.&nbsp;'''<br>


*Bartlett, Ichabod S. ''{{FSC|189657|item|disp=History of Wyoming}}''. Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918. {{FSC|189657|item|disp=FS Library Book 978.7 H2b; Film 1000826 items 2-4}}. Volumes 2 and 3 contain biographical sketches. All three volumes are available online'''. '''<br>
*Beach, Cora May Brown. ''Women of Wyoming''. Two Volumes. Casper, Wyoming: S. E. Boyer, 1927. {{FHL|978.7 D3b|disp=FHL Book 978.7 D3b}}.


*Beach, Cora May Brown. ''Women of Wyoming''. Two Volumes. Casper, Wyoming: S. E. Boyer, 1927. {{FSC|978.7 D3b|disp=FS Library Book 978.7 D3b}}.
*Beard, Frances B. ''Wyoming from Territorial Days to the Present''. Three Volumes. Chicago, Ill.: American Historical Society, 1933. {{FHL|189661|item|disp=FHL Book 978.7 H2be; Film 1000827}}. Volumes 2-3 are biographical.


*Beard, Frances B. ''Wyoming from Territorial Days to the Present''. Three Volumes. Chicago, Ill.: American Historical Society, 1933. {{FSC|189661|item|disp=FS Library Book 978.7 H2be; Film 1000827}}. Volumes 2-3 are biographical.
*''[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/show?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog-search-api%3A8080%2Fwww-catalogapi-webservice%2Fitem%2F189602 Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming]''. Chicago, Ill.: A. W. Bowen, 1903. {{FHL|189602|item|disp=FHL Film 1000827 item 4}}. This digital copy is available online&nbsp;through the FamilySearch Catalog link.<br>
*See also [[United States Biography|United States Biographies]] for additional sources beyond the borders of Wyoming.


*''{{FSC|189602|item|disp=Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming}}''. Chicago, Ill.: A. W. Bowen, 1903. {{FSC|189602|item|disp=FS Library Film 1000827 item 4}}. This digital copy is available online through the FamilySearch Catalog link.<br>
=== Web Sites  ===
*See also [[United States Biography|United States Biographies]] for additional sources beyond the borders of Wyoming.


*[http://www.paper-trail.org Paper Trail Online Database]
*[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us Wyoming State Archives]
*[http://www.geneasearch.com/biography/states/wyoming.htm GeneaSearch]
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=BioLocation&pagename=1bio&SearchTerm=Wyoming Access Genealogy Wyoming Biographies]


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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

The best collection of published biographies in Wyoming is at the Wyoming State Archives. The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming also collects biographical works and has an online collection. Select University of Wyoming or Wyoming State Archives as the institution.

The Family History Library has a significant collection of Wyoming Biographies and bioographical materials on subjects such as women, cowboys, and prominent pioneers. Some examples of helpful biographical collections are:

  • Beach, Cora May Brown. Women of Wyoming. Two Volumes. Casper, Wyoming: S. E. Boyer, 1927. FHL Book 978.7 D3b.
  • Beard, Frances B. Wyoming from Territorial Days to the Present. Three Volumes. Chicago, Ill.: American Historical Society, 1933. FHL Book 978.7 H2be; Film 1000827. Volumes 2-3 are biographical.

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