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== Online Resources ==
== Online Resources ==
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#wy County and Town Histories], includes biographies
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#wy County and Town Histories], includes biographies
*[https://www.uwyo.edu/libraries/research/find/subject.cfm?subject=BIGE Wyoming Biography Database]
*[https://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail]  
*[https://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]  
*[https://www.paper-trail.org Paper Trail Online Database]  
*[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us Wyoming State Archives]  
*[http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us Wyoming State Archives]  
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**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive''']
**[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 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 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:  
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. ''{{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'''.&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. {{FSC|978.7 D3b|disp=FS Library 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}}.
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*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.
*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.


*''{{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&nbsp;through the FamilySearch Catalog link.<br>  
*''{{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>  
*See also [[United States Biography|United States Biographies]] for additional sources beyond the borders of Wyoming.
*See also [[United States Biography|United States Biographies]] for additional sources beyond the borders of Wyoming.


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