Genealogy and Family History at the Albany County Public Library
Wyoming Room
The library's Wyoming Room contains historical information about the City of Laramie, Albany County, and Wyoming, with our main focus on Laramie and Albany County. The Wyoming Room provides a comfortable browsing setting where users can read books, access microfilm, and discover other information about Wyoming's history. Out collection includes Laramie city directories and phone books, state business directories, Laramie newspapers and newspaper indexes, the Wyoming Pamphlet File which includes biographies, local news and photographs, and local Sanborn Fire Insurance maps showing buildings and businesses. Although items do not circulate from the Wyoming Room, materials can be copied in the Library.
Laramie newspapers The
Laramie Boomerang,
Republican and
Sentinal newspapers are in the Wyoming Room, many on microfilm. Microfilm and microfiche reader/printers are available; copies are a quarter each.
Laramie obituary index
An obituary index for the
Boomerang, from 1868 through 1964 is online at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wyalbany/obits/.
Published genealogy source lists and how-to's (call numbers: 929 and R929)
The Source, the Handybook and lots more
Good keywords to use: genealogy, family history, obituaries, kinsh
Geneaology information can also be researched through the The Family History Center at the Laramie Church of Latter Day Saints, located at 3311 Hayford (near 30th and Reynolds), 307-755-5567. Call for their current hours.