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The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers. | The archives, libraries, and societies listed below have major collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers. | ||
'''Department of Commerce'''<br | '''Department of Commerce'''<br>Division of Cultural Resources<br>Wyoming State Archives <br>2301 Central Avenue <br>Cheyenne, WY 82002<br>Telephone: 307-777-7826<br>Fax: 307-777-7044<br>Email: [mailto:wyarchive@state.wy.us wyarchive@state.wy.us] <br>Internet: http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/awardofexcellence2007.htm | ||
'''National Archives—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)<br | '''National Archives—Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)<br>'''Denver Federal Center Building 48<br>Denver, CO 80225<br>Telephone: 303-236-0817<br>Fax: 303-236-9354<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/rocky-mountain/ | ||
'''Wyoming State Library'''<br | '''Wyoming State Library'''<br>Supreme Court and Library Building<br>2301 Capitol Avenue<br>Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006<br>Telephone: 307-777-7281<br>Fax: 307-777-6289 <br>Internet: http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/ | ||
'''Laramie County Library<br | '''Laramie County Library<br>'''Cheyenne Genealogical Society<br>2800 Central Avenue<br>Cheyenne, WY 82001<br>Telephone: 307-634-3561<br>Fax: 307-634-2082 <br>Internet: http://www.lclsonline.org/ | ||
'''University of Wyoming Library<br | '''University of Wyoming Library<br>'''P.O. Box 3334<br>University Station<br>Laramie, WY 82071-3334<br>Telephone: 307-766-3279<br>Fax: 307-766-3062 <br>Internet: http://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ | ||
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. | 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. | ||
=== Computer Networks and <br | === Computer Networks and <br>Bulletin Boards === | ||
Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial online services help family history researchers: | Computers with modems can be useful tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial online services help family history researchers: | ||
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The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources. | ||
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