Wyoming Archives and Libraries

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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

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
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.