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The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers. Also see United States Archives and Libraries for additional detailed information on regional and national archives and libraries.

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

Archives[edit | edit source]

Wyoming State Archives[edit | edit source]

2301 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Telephone: 307-777-7826
Fax: 307-777-7044
Website
Email

County Records, Death Certificates Database, Map Database (LUNA), Newspaper Project, Phone Books, Photograph Database (LUNA), State Directories

National Archives at Denver[edit | edit source]

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

Website
Email

Further information: National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)

Records include:

Federal population censuses for all States, 1790-1930
Indexes for the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses (indexes are not available for all census years and all states)
Revolutionary War records
Pension and bounty land warrant applications
Ship's passenger lists
Indian censuses
Utah polygamy prosecution case files
Colorado naturalizations

American Heritage Center[edit | edit source]

Physical Location:
2111 Willett Drive
Centennial Complex
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY 82071

Contact Information:
UW American Heritage Center
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-4114
Fax: (307) 766-5511
Website
Email

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Wyoming State Library[edit | edit source]

2800 Central Ave
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006
Telephone: 307-777-6333
Fax: 307-777-6289
Website
Email

Laramie County Library[edit | edit source]

2200 Pioneer Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Telephone: 307-634-3561
Fax: 307-634-2082
Genealogy & Special Collections: 307-773-7232
Website
Email

University of Wyoming Library[edit | edit source]

Dept 3334
1000 E. University Ave
Laramie, WY 82071-3334
Telephone: 307-766-3190 or 800-442-6757
Fax: 307-766-3062
Special Collections: 307-766-2027
Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections/ Website
Website
Email

Wyoming Public Libraries[edit | edit source]

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:[edit | edit source]

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.

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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 ====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]
+Central Avenue <br>Cheyenne, WY 82002<br>Telephone: 307-777-7826<br>Fax: 307-777-7044<br>[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Website]<br>[mailto:http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Email]<br><br>
-<br>
 County Records, Death Certificates Database, Map Database (LUNA), Newspaper Project, Phone Books, Photograph Database (LUNA), State Directories
 ====National Archives at Denver====
 Huron Street<br>Broomfield, CO 80023<br>Telephone: 303-604-4740<br>Fax: 303-407-5707<br>
-E-mail:[mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov denver.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/denver/ National Archives at Denver]&nbsp;{{See|National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)}}
+[http://www.archives.gov/denver/ Website]<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>
+*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>
 ====American Heritage Center====
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 Physical Location:<br>2111 Willett Drive<br>Centennial Complex<br>University of Wyoming<br>Laramie, WY 82071<br><br>
-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>Email: [mailto:ahc@uwyo.edu ahc@uwyo.edu]<br>Internet: [http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/index.html American Heritage Center]<br>
+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>[http://www.uwyo.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:ahc@uwyo.edu/ Email] <br>
 ===Libraries===
 ====Wyoming State Library====
-Central Ave<br>Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006<br>Telephone: 307-777-6333<br>Fax: 307-777-6289 <br>[http://will.state.wy.us/wsl/newcomment/contactform.htm Email]<br>Internet: [http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/wsl/contacts.html Wyoming State Library]
+Central Ave<br>Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006<br>Telephone: 307-777-6333<br>Fax: 307-777-6289 <br>[http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/wsl/ Website]<br>[mailto:http://will.state.wy.us/wsl/ Email]<br>
 ====Laramie County Library====
-Pioneer Avenue<br>Cheyenne, WY 82001<br>Telephone: 307-634-3561<br>Fax: 307-634-2082<br>Email:[mailto:chartmann@lclsonline.org chartmann@lclsonline.org]<br>
+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>[http://www.lclsonline.org/ Website]<br>
-Genealogy &amp; Special Collections: 307-773-7232<br>Internet: [http://www.lclsonline.org/ Laramie County Library]
+[mailto:chartmann@lclsonline.org/ Email] <br>
 ====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>[https://www-lib.uwyo.edu/find/forms/bookalibrarian.cfm Email]<br>Internet: [http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ 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://libguides.uwyo.edu/chisum Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections/ Website]<br>
+[http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ Website]<br>[mailto:https://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ Email]
-Special Collections: 307-766-2027
-Internet: [http://libguides.uwyo.edu/chisum Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections]
 ===Wyoming Public Libraries===