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ABC-CLIO: All Database Search - Search portal for all six ABC-Clio websites covering American Government, American History, United States Geography, World Geography, World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras and World History: Modern Era. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.
American History (ABC-Clio) - From the explorers of the Americas to the issues of today's headlines, American History investigates the people, events, and stories of our nation's evolution. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online (Gale) - An essential collection for 18th century studies featuring over 180,000 titles from a variety of materials - books, directories, bibles, sheet music and advertisements. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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Fold3™ History and Genealogy Archives [formerly Footnote] (part of EBSCOHost) - Combines original historical documents and personal histories to create a unique historical and genealogical resource. These digital images of records, preserved in the National Archives and other regional archives, represent a growing collection of historic documents—most never before available on the Internet. The collection features millions of records available from a content partnership with The National Archives.

Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale) - Selected eBooks on a wide variety of subjects such as literature, history, culture, and health. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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Historic Map Works - An extensive digital map collection, with more than 400,000 high-resolution, full-color historic maps. Cadastral (property and land-ownership) maps, antique world maps, city directories and illustrations allow genealogists, historians, and researchers to track the residential genealogy of families and locations across time.Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.
History Makers - An archive of filmed oral history interviews of 20th century African Americans who have shaped modern history.Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

History Reference Center (part of EBSCOHost) -A comprehensive, full text database designed for secondary schools, public libraries, junior/community colleges, and undergraduate research. Material from journals, books, as well as historical photographs and video are included. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.
History Study Center - Over 40,000 digitized documents arranged around more than 500 historical topics worldwide.Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.
History Vault (Proquest) - Primary source material documenting 18th - 20th Century American history. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers (Gale) - Full text and images from numerous urban and rural papers bring the 19th century to life. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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Proquest Congressional - Explore Congress in action with the most comprehensive online resource available for congressional publications and legislative research. This databases provides access to the full text of publications dating back as far as the late eighteenth century.Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.
Sanborn Maps - View Sanborn fire insurance maps for U.S. cities and towns from 1867 - 1970. These documents are invaluable primary resource material for historical and genealogical research. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

U.S. History in Context (Gale) - Covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history from pre-Colonial times to the present. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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War & Terrorism Collection (Gale) - A definitive collection for students of history, social science and current events. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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World History: Ancient & Medieval Eras (ABC-Clio) - World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras covers early human history around the globe—from prehistoric times to the beginnings of the Renaissance. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.
World History: Modern Era (ABC-Clio) - World History: The Modern Era (covering history from the Renaissance to today) is the latest update of the reference standard of electronic history reference materials for high school and high-level middle school coursework. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to Campbell County library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

World History Collection (Gale) - This collection of journals provides balanced coverage of both the current thought and events in World History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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World History in Context (Gale) - From ancient Europe to Latin America and from the Far East to the Renaissance, an array of primary sources, images, maps and charts provide expansive geographic and chronologic research materials for the study of world history. Paid Subscription Resource - Available to all Wyoming library cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy for access outside the library.

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Other Resources
GoWYLD: History - Wyoming History Resources.
Greater Yellowstone Bibliography - The Greater Yellowstone Bibliography (GYB) contains over 28,900 bibliographic citations to scholarly, popular, professional, and creative literature about the greater Yellowstone region of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

Local History Index

This alphabetical subject index contains a wide range of topics from Campbell County and some nearby locations. Gathered from local newspapers, magazines and brochures, the articles encompass important information regarding businesses, organizations, industries (farming, mining, petroleum, ranching and railroads), churches, cemeteries, hospitals, parks, people, government, law enforcement, post offices, school buildings, geological and historical landmarks, extreme weather, unusual events, serious crimes, significant fires, historical firsts, population statistics, building construction and demolition. Sporting and school events are not generally covered. The information from 1934 through 1969 is comprehensive; however, at this time, the entries from 1905 through 1933 are not. Each record includes a subject, date of publication, an illustration designation ("Y" indicating yes, a blank space indicating no), page number, and headline. To access these articles, you may visit the library and personally view the "Local History" binders, request by email or call the library's reference department at 307-687-0115.

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PBS History
Western Trails - This collections represents the Western Trails contributions from the entire State of Wyoming.
Wyoming Biography Database - Index to books that contain biographical profiles of Wyoming people. The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are best represented although there are some contemporary figures.
Wyoming Inventors Database - This database covers United States patents issued to Wyoming inventors from 1867 - Present.
Wyoming Memory: A Digital Archive of Wyoming History - Wyoming Memory brings the histories of Wyoming to life through a virtual gateway to the state's rich collections of manuscripts, books, photographs, government documents, newspapers, maps, audio, video, and other resources. These sources document Wyoming's past from prehistory through the present. Collections and exhibits are provided by archives, libraries, historical societies, museums, governments, organizations and individuals from throughout Wyoming. As partnerships and collaborations continue to grow, more of Wyoming's rich cultural treasures will be available to students and researchers.
Wyoming Newspaper Project - Discover the stories that formed Wyoming. Browse or search the more than 900,000 newspaper pages converted from microfilm to a digital format. All text is searchable, including news articles, news briefs, obituaries and other items of interest.
Wyoming Places - Discover the history behind place names in Wyoming.