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Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Wyoming[edit | edit source]

Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department · Wyoming State Library · National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver) · Family History Library

Wyoming State Archives[edit | edit source]

2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Telephone: 307-777-7826
Fax: 307-777-7044
Email: Wyoming State Archives
Internet: Wyoming State Archives Online

National Archives at Denver
17101 Huron Street
Broomfield, CO 80023
Telephone: 303-604-4740
Fax: 303-407-5707

E-mail
Internet: National Archives at Denver

Further information: National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)

Wyoming State Library
2800 Central Ave
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006
Telephone: 307-777-6333
Fax: 307-777-6289
Internet: Wyoming State Library

Laramie County Library
2200 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Telephone: 307-634-3561
Fax: 307-634-2082

Genealogy & Special Collections: 307-773-7232
Internet: Laramie County Library

University of Wyoming Library
Dept 3334
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071-3334
Telephone: 307-766-3190
Fax: 307-766-3062
Internet: University of Wyoming Library

Special Collections: 307-766-2027 Internet: Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections

American Heritage Center
Dept 3924
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071
Telephone: 307-766-4114
Internet: American Heritage Center

Wyoming Public Libraries

Addresses for each public library in Wyoming

Wyoming Online Records[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

Other Websites:

USGenWeb - http://www.usgenweb.com/ A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.

Roots-L - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/ A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list. To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Wyoming counties, use the six inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are available at the Family History Library.

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 === Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Wyoming ===
-[[Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department]]{{·}} [[Wyoming State Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]{{·}} [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library]
+[[Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department]]{{·}} [[Wyoming State Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)]]{{·}} [[Family History Library]]
-===Archives===
+====Wyoming State Archives ====
+Central Avenue <br>Cheyenne, WY 82002<br>Telephone: 307-777-7826<br>Fax: 307-777-7044<br>Email:&nbsp;[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/Contact/Contact.aspx?ID=wyarchive Wyoming State Archives]&nbsp;<br>Internet: [http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Wyoming State Archives Online]
-====[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Wyoming State Archives] ====
+<br>'''National Archives at Denver'''<br>17101 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>
-Central Avenue <br>Cheyenne, WY 82002<br>Telephone: 307-777-7826<br>Fax: 307-777-7044<br>[mailto:http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Email]<br><br>
+[mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov E-mail]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]&nbsp;{{See|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)}}
-County Records, Death Certificates Database, Map Database (LUNA), Newspaper Project, Phone Books, Photograph Database (LUNA), State Directories
-====[http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]====
-Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>[mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov/ Email] {{See|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)}}
-Records include:
-*Federal population censuses for all States, 1790-1930<br>
+<br> '''Wyoming State Library'''<br>2800 Central Ave<br>Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006<br>Telephone: 307-777-6333<br>Fax: 307-777-6289 <br>Internet: [http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/wsl/contacts.html Wyoming State Library]
-*Indexes for the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses (indexes are not available for all census years and all states)<br>
-*Revolutionary War records<br>
-*Pension and bounty land warrant applications<br>
-*Ship's passenger lists<br>
-*Indian censuses<br>
-*Utah polygamy prosecution case files<br>
-*Colorado naturalizations<br>
-====[http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/ American Heritage Center]====
+<br><nowiki> </nowiki>'''Laramie County Library'''<br>2200 Pioneer Avenue<br>Cheyenne, WY 82001<br>Telephone: 307-634-3561<br>Fax: 307-634-2082
-Physical Location:<br>2111 Willett Drive<br>Centennial Complex<br>University of Wyoming<br>Laramie, WY 82071<br><br>
+Genealogy &amp; Special Collections: 307-773-7232<br>Internet: [http://www.lclsonline.org/ Laramie County Library]
-Contact Information:<br>UW American Heritage Center<br>1000 E. University Ave.<br>Dept. 3924<br>Laramie, WY 82071<br>Phone: (307) 766-4114<br>Fax: (307) 766-5511<br>[mailto:ahc@uwyo.edu/ Email] <br>
+<br>'''University of Wyoming Library<br>'''Dept 3334<br>1000 E. University Ave<br>Laramie, WY 82071-3334<br>Telephone: 307-766-3190<br>Fax: 307-766-3062 <br>Internet: [http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ University of Wyoming Library]
-===Libraries===
+Special Collections: 307-766-2027
+Internet: [http://libguides.uwyo.edu/chisum Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections]
-====[http://library.wyo.gov/ Wyoming State Library]====
+<br>'''American Heritage Center<br>'''Dept 3924<br>1000 E. University Ave<br>Laramie, WY 82071<br>Telephone: 307-766-4114<br>Internet: [http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/index.html American Heritage Center]
-Central Ave<br>Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006<br>Telephone: 307-777-6333<br>Fax: 307-777-6289 <br>[mailto:http://will.state.wy.us/wsl/ Email]<br>
-====[http://www.lclsonline.org/ Laramie County Library]====
+<br>'''Wyoming Public Libraries'''
-Pioneer Avenue<br>Cheyenne, WY 82001<br>Telephone: 307-634-3561<br>Fax: 307-634-2082<br>
-Genealogy &amp; Special Collections: 307-773-7232<br>
-[mailto:chartmann@lclsonline.org/ Email] <br>
-They have more than 20,000 books and microforms covering the United States and other countries, military records, passenger and immigration lists, family histories, genealogy journals, and more.
+Addresses for each [http://library.public-libraries.org/Wyoming/WY.html public library] in Wyoming
-Essential guides such as the American Genealogical and Biographical Index and the Boston Transcript are included.  Our relationship with the local FamilySearch Center allows access to resources from the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
-AncestryLibrary.com  and Sanborn Maps are available for research online, as well as a list of genealogical websites such as FamilySearch.org and Cyndi’s List.
-====[http://libguides.uwyo.edu/chisum Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections/ University of Wyoming Library]====
-Dept 3334<br>1000 E. University Ave<br>Laramie, WY 82071-3334<br>Telephone: 307-766-3190 or 800-442-6757<br>Fax: 307-766-3062 <br>
-Special Collections: 307-766-2027<br>
-[http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:https://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ Email]
-Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections supports the mission of the University of Wyoming Libraries to provide information resources and services to meet the instructional, research, and outreach needs of UW Students, faculty and staff. It also serves the research needs of Wyoming citizens as well as researchers from around the world. There are more than 50,000 published items located within Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections primarily related to Wyoming's history and culture.
-===Wyoming Public Libraries===
-Addresses for each [http://www.publiclibraries.com/wyoming.htm public library] in Wyoming
 === Wyoming Online Records  ===
-<div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Wyoming Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div>{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
+{{Click|Image:WY_ORP.png|Wyoming Online Genealogy Records|left}}{{DCfollowup}}<br><br>
-===Other Websites:===
+'''Other Websites:'''
-*[http://www.usgenweb.com/ USGenWeb] A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
+*USGenWeb - http://www.usgenweb.com/ A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
-*[https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=roots Roots-L] A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list. To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Wyoming counties, use the six inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are available at the FamilySearch Library. {{Wyoming|Wyoming}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}}
+*Roots-L - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/roots-l/ A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list. To learn more about the history and record-keeping systems of Wyoming counties, use the six inventories of the county archives published by the Historical Records Survey around 1940. Copies of these inventories are available at the Family History Library. {{Wyoming|Wyoming}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}}
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