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Today, most Wyoming residents are of northern European descent. There are small numbers of Italians in Rock Springs, Hispanic groups around Rock Springs and Cheyenne, and 2,000-3,000 Blacks, primarily in Cheyenne. Many Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Shoshoni Indians live on the Wind River Reservation of west-central Wyoming (see [[Indians of Wyoming|Indians of Wyoming]]). | Today, most Wyoming residents are of northern European descent. There are small numbers of Italians in Rock Springs, Hispanic groups around Rock Springs and Cheyenne, and 2,000-3,000 Blacks, primarily in Cheyenne. Many Arapahoe, Cheyenne, and Shoshoni Indians live on the Wind River Reservation of west-central Wyoming (see [[Indians of Wyoming|Indians of Wyoming]]). | ||
There was no single port of entry common to overseas immigrants to Wyoming. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists or indexes for east-coast ports from about 1820 to 1940. More detailed information on immigration sources see [[ | There was no single port of entry common to overseas immigrants to Wyoming. The Family History Library and the National Archives have passenger lists or indexes for east-coast ports from about 1820 to 1940. More detailed information on immigration sources see [[United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] and [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]]. | ||
The [http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Wyoming, among other places. Their [http://www.paper-trail.org Paper Trail Online Database] includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters. | The [http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] is an educational organization that promotes the story of the westward migration to Wyoming, among other places. Their [http://www.paper-trail.org Paper Trail Online Database] includes a personal name index to trail diaries, journals, reminiscences, autobiographies, newspaper articles, guidebooks and letters. | ||
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*[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] | *[http://www.octa-trails.org/ Oregon-California Trails Association] | ||
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