Wyoming Archives and Libraries

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
Wyoming State Archives and Historical Department· Wyoming State Library· National Archives Rocky Mountain Region (Denver)· Family History Library

Wyoming State Archives
2301 Central Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 Telephone: 307-777-7826 Fax: 307-777-7044 [mailto:http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/ Email] County Records, Death Certificates Database, Map Database (LUNA), Newspaper Project, Phone Books, Photograph Database (LUNA), State Directories

National Archives at Denver
17101 Huron Street Broomfield, CO 80023 Telephone: 303-604-4740 Fax: 303-407-5707 [mailto:denver.archives@nara.gov/ Email] 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
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 [mailto:ahc@uwyo.edu/ Email]

Wyoming State Library
2800 Central Ave Cheyenne, WY 82002-0006 Telephone: 307-777-6333 Fax: 307-777-6289 [mailto:http://will.state.wy.us/wsl/ Email]

Laramie County Library
2200 Pioneer Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82001 Telephone: 307-634-3561 Fax: 307-634-2082 Genealogy &amp; Special Collections: 307-773-7232 [mailto:chartmann@lclsonline.org/ Email]

They have more than 20,000 books and microforms covering the United States and other countries, military records, passenger and immigration lists, family histories, genealogy journals, and more. Essential guides such as the American Genealogical and Biographical Index and the Boston Transcript are included. Our relationship with the local Family History Center allows access to resources from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

AncestryLibrary.com and Sanborn Maps are available for research online, as well as a list of genealogical websites such as FamilySearch.org and Cyndi’s List.

Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections/ University of Wyoming Library
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 Website [mailto:https://www-lib.uwyo.edu/ Email]

Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections supports the mission of the University of Wyoming Libraries to provide information resources and services to meet the instructional, research, and outreach needs of UW Students, faculty and staff. It also serves the research needs of Wyoming citizens as well as researchers from around the world. There are more than 50,000 published items located within Emmett D. Chisum Special Collections primarily related to Wyoming's history and culture.

Wyoming Public Libraries
Addresses for each public library in Wyoming

Wyoming Online Records


Other Websites:

 * 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.