Wyoming Biography

United States Wyoming  Biography

The best collection of published biographies in Wyoming is at the Wyoming State Archives. The American Heritage Center at the University of Wyoming also collects biographical works and has an online collection. Select University of Wyoming or Wyoming State Archives as the institution.

The Family History Library has a good collection of biographical materials on subjects such as women, cowboys, and prominent pioneers. Some examples of helpful biographical collections are:


 * Bartlett, Ichabod S. History of Wyoming. Three Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1918. . Volumes 2-3 are biographical. Available online through FHLC link.


 * Beach, Cora May Brown. Women of Wyoming. Two Volumes. Casper, Wyoming: S. E. Boyer, 1927..


 * Beard, Frances B. Wyoming from Territorial Days to the Present. Three Volumes. Chicago, Ill.: American Historical Society, 1933. . Volumes 2-3 are biographical.


 * Progressive Men of the State of Wyoming. Chicago, Ill.: A. W. Bowen, 1903. . Available online through FHLC link.

Web Sites

 * Paper Trail Online Database
 * Wyoming State Archives
 * GeneaSearch
 * Access Genealogy Wyoming Biographies