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Wyoming History and Research Overview


Wyoming History

Carved from sections of Dakota, Utah, and Idaho territories, Wyoming Territory came into existence by act of Congress on July 25, 1868. The territorial ...

Wyoming History and Research Overview - Family Tree Magazine

For decades, Wyoming was primarily a site of fur-trade rendezvous and a way-station en route to Astoria, Ore. Fort Laramie, the first permanent trading post, ...

WyoHistory.org | The Online Encyclopedia of Wyoming History

WyoHistory.org is an online historical encyclopedia featuring articles, essays, oral histories and field trips about Wyoming history.

History of Wyoming - Frontier, Pioneers, Cowboys - Britannica

Wyoming's constitution was the first in the world to grant full voting rights to women, as well as to allow them to hold public office. Wyoming also became the ...

Wyoming State Archives - State of Wyoming

Photographs capture moments in time and offer an unparalleled view of the past. The Archives' Historical Photograph Collection includes more than 500,000 images ...

Wyoming Historical Society | Welcome to the living history of Wyoming

Wyoming State Historical Society is a non-profit, membership driven organization that encourages the study of Wyoming History. We believe to study the past is ...

History of Wyoming - Wikipedia

The Union Pacific Railroad played a central role in the European colonization of the area. Wyoming would become a U.S. territory in 1868. It was the first state ...

Introduction - Wyoming: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide

Compiled by reference specialists at the Library of Congress, this guide identifies key print and online resources for pursuing family ...

Wyoming Pictures and Facts - National Geographic Kids

People lived on the wide open plains of what's now Wyoming at least 12,000 years ago. Signs of these long-ago inhabitants include an ancient 245-foot stone ...

Wyoming History - FamilySearch

Wyoming is a Delaware Indian word meaning "mountains and valley alternating". The vast state of Wyoming was first inhabited by the Arapaho, Bannock, ...

Wyoming - BYU Library

The United States Research Outline provides more detailed information about the federal records. The Family History Library has copies of the 1870 and 1880 ...

Wyoming Historical Society

We also disseminate historical and genealogical information pertaining to Wyoming and Ohio. We encourage local historical research and promote interest in ...

Wyoming State History | Acellus Learning System

The Acellus Wyoming State History course covers the long and colorful history ... overview of the history of Wyoming. They learn ... study how Wyoming came to raise ...

Digital Collections and Resources - Wyoming: Local History ...

Wyoming: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide. Introduction ... historical research, for the state of Wyoming. ... Wyoming history, locations, events, and ...

University of Wyoming Department of History

WELCOME TO HISTORY ... Native American peoples inhabited and visited the landscape encompassed within Wyoming for centuries prior to the founding of the ...

An Introduction to the Wind River Indian Reservation of Wyoming

They speak a language (Numic) that is part of the Uto-Aztecan group. The experts–anthropologists, archaeologists, and linguists—argue about the history of the ...

American Heritage Center - University of Wyoming

Its western history archives include materials on early women's suffrage and political achievements, native Americans, ranching, politics, authors, and under- ...

History research : r/wyoming - Reddit

13 votes, 28 comments. I am taking history this year, and my project has to have something to do with anything historical from WYOMING.

History - American Heritage Center, University Archives and ...

The University of Wyoming was founded in 1886, when Wyoming was still a territory. In September 1887, UW opened its doors to 42 students and ...

Lola Homsher Research Grant | Wyoming Historical Society

The Wyoming Historical Society, a non-profit membership driven educational organization, offers cash grants to people involved in research activities based on ...