Books by wyoming county western new york historians. Wyomings wind river range wyoming geographic series, no 2 by joseph kelsey, joe kelsey paperback october 1988 out of print try used books. Wyoming county union militia letters, folder 2 wyoming county union militia letters, folder 4 wyoming county union militia letters, folder 8. Learn about wyomings historical sites and landscapes. Not much was left of upton, wyoming by the 1990s, so the old town project was established to find and relocate late 1800s to early 1900s structures to the site in an attempt to preserve wyoming s history. Voters can vote an absentee ballot in person in the office of the county clerk or by mail 40 days before an election.
These 11 deserted ghost towns in wyoming tell a grim story. In his first letter press book, now in the state archives, governor campbell. Laney has been on the job since the early part of august, and has been remarkably successful in arousing an interest in. History of wyoming wikibooks, open books for an open world. List of books and articles about wyoming history online.
Photographs photographs of schools in wyoming county. Court records free reference and directory history. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Wyoming county historians office, warsaw, new york. Oceana, established in 1797 by early settler and revolutionary war veteran john cooke, was the seat of government until the county seat was moved to pineville when that town was incorporated in 1907. The alliance for historic wyomings ahw traveling exhibit celebrating historic carnegie library buildings around wyoming will be on display at the niobrara county library between june and july 15. The county seat, lusk, earned that status only after extended c. Phil kearny in northern wyoming had the bloodiest history of any fort in the west.
Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. History of the ninth new york cavalry and fourth artillery. Old books, historical maps and documentsparticularly those that detail the history of a u. The federal information processing standard fips code, which is used by the united states government to uniquely identify states and counties, is provided with each entry. Reference book of wyoming county history bowman, mary keller on. She is also a member of the international association of assessing officers iaao. One early settler of natrona county hand carved a complete violin that was. Niobrara county chapter wyoming state historical society. A selective list of books on wyoming and the west in the albany county public library, laramie, wyoming prepared in. The last two books were each given the wyoming state historical society. Dec 12, 2019 in 2006, the casper cares, casper reads program was taken to a new level, expanding statewide for the first time as wyoming reads. Shop our state of wyoming history books collection. Carnegie library exhibit heads to niobrara county wyoming.
Wyoming county historian cindy amrhein deputy county historian, sally smith 26 linwood avenue warsaw, ny 14569 5857868818 check out our facebook page. The 24th independent batterya glimse at the horrors of andersonville. We invite you to peruse the portions of our archives that we have made available in an online, electronic format. Our good friend and wchs volunteer, dick squier, passed away recently and his estate is offering the following books for resale at.
There is evidence of prehistoric human habitation in the region known today as the u. Data derived from population estimates, census of population and housing, small area income and poverty estimates, state and county housing unit estimates, county business patterns, nonemployer statistics, economic census, survey of business owners, building permits, consolidated federal. The archives historical photograph collection includes more. November 22nd, 1841, a meeting of persons favorable to the organization of a county bible society was held in the session room of the presbyterian church at warsaw. Where some found a home, others simply stayed for a short while before moving on, and some, well some just kept going right on past having heard the stories. History of casper and natrona county wyoming 18891989 by garbutt textbook binding from curtis media 1990 out of print try used books.
Women have been an integral part of wyomings history since its organization of a. In wyoming, any qualified elector may apply for an absentee ballot at any time during a calendar year in which the election is held, but not on the day of the election. Laney has been on the job since the early part of august, and has been remarkably successful in arousing an interest in things agricultural in that county. Order your bestseller book from arcadia publishing. Bible records biographies books cemetery records census records deeds ephemera history military records newspapers obituaruies photographs post cards vital records wills. Field guide to the vascular plants of grand teton national park and teton county, wyoming out of print try used books. To obtain a snowmobile or orv sticker, please bring information regarding the year, make, body and vin of the snowmobile or off road vehicle. Our digital toolkits of wyoming history, aimed at secondary levels and above, connect topics in wyoming history with one of 12 overarching areas of u. We are glad to be able to present to our readers a picture of the county agricultural agent in niobrara county, mr. Used books for sale wyoming county historical society. The following are links to family history and genealogy, records and resources related to niobrara county. History of wyoming by taft alfred larson goodreads. Welcome to niobrara county, wyoming genealogy and history a part of the genealogy trails group volunteers dedicated to free genealogy. The citizens of wyoming county, like many rural areas of new york state, made the supreme sacrifice during the second world war.
Learn about wyoming s historical sites and landscapes. Our historical books archive contains much more than just old books. In 1916, the state auditors report cited 30,000 head of cattle, 51,452 sheep and 8,803 horses in niobrara county. In that first comprehensive, critical history of wyoming, the author was not concerned to recapitulate the familiar tales of fast guns and renegades associated with the preterritorial years. Excellent history and genealogy record of wyoming county, west virginia. Wwii gold star veterans of wyoming county new york by james gillen. Hanna wyoming information and news hanna headlight, focused on hanna, wyoming. There is currently no wyshs chapter located in niobrara county. Its eastern boundary abuts the west lines of the states of nebraska and south dakota. Thousands of well organized indians from the cheyenne, arapaho and sioux tribes fought battle after battle with the u.
Explore s education packages, designed for classroom use. Historians in pursuit of excellence building a legacy. Going back before a name was given to and the land was settled, ranchers came from all walks of life to homestead. She has served as assessor since january 1, 2015 and is permanently certified as a property tax appraiser with the wyoming department of revenue, property tax division. But, as any wyomingite can attest to, wyoming territory is not for the faint of heart. A remote area in johnson county, wyoming known as the holeinthewall was a well known hideout for a loose. This remains the book of wyoming history for anyone seeking a onevolume overview of.
Pease county, formed in 1875, was renamed johnson county in 1879. Secondary sources online list of wyoming county legislators oceana, agricultural extention community history biography of gov. Business oriented sites, private sites or organization sites. The program has since grown to include celebrations in all of wyomings 23 counties, distributing books to nearly 7,500 first graders in 2019.
Wyomings code is 56, which when combined with any county code would be written as 56xxx. The niobrara county library has long maintained a historical record of niobrara county. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 2,484, 1 making it the least populous county in wyoming. A handsome courthouse was built in 1916 of native stone from a local quarry. Larsons history of wyoming winner of an award of merit of the american association for state and local history as a refreshing new look at the most western of the western states, an excellent model of what a state history should be. Wyoming s wind river range wyoming geographic series, no 2 by joseph kelsey, joe kelsey paperback october 1988 out of print try used books. Areas neighboring niobrara county are weston county, custer county, south dakota, fall river county, south dakota, sioux county, nebraska, goshen county, platte county, converse county. A jail, fire hall, homes, and ranch buildings from around the county now stand along the dirt roads of the original city. If you are interested in reactivating the chapter please contact. I thought i needed to know more about the johnson county cattle war.
Important manufactures include processed foods and clay, glass, and wood products. He is now on the staff of the sweetwater county historical museum in green river. Wyoming atlas of historical county boundaries out of print try used books. Usgenweb archives wyoming county section wills, obits, bios, cemeteries and more. Wyoming was the scene of the end of the great indian battles. Wyoming has almost 10 million acres of forested land. The treasurers office is a selling agent for orv off road vehicle and snowmobile decals. Apr 07, 2012 a trip to the coalfields of wyoming county. Well tell you the cost and calculate the shipping fee. James gillen, a wwii veteran himself, spent years going through records, newspapers and speaking with families to come up. Saddlemakers of sheridan county, wyoming out of print try used books.
Within those historical archives are the faces and voices of those that came before us. Road and bridge fred thomas foreman address 811 west third street p. Uncover hardtofind facts about your ancestry in these remarkably diverse genealogy records which include. Reference book of wyoming county history search results iucat. A trip to the coalfields of wyoming county 1871 wyoming. Packages on the oregon trail and the indian wars are aimed at elementary classrooms. The following works deal with the cultural, political, economic, military, biographical and. Cities and towns located in niobrara county consists of lusk, manville, van tassell. Platte county, wyoming images of america series, author. Niobrara county library is still housed in its 1919 carnegie building. Niobrara county services sheridan va medical center.
Niobrara county wy sr85 niobrara county is a county in the u. Wyoming niobrara county national register of historical. In 2006, the casper cares, casper reads program was taken to a new level, expanding statewide for the first time as wyoming reads. As of the 2010 united states census, the population was 2,484, making it the least populous county in wyoming.
National register of historical places niobrara county wyoming, historical properties, historic districts, lodging, shopping, restaurants, renovation opportunities, wy0027. Since 1947, our office has helped the public explore their roots and discover our history. Niobrara county was created on february 21, 1911, with land detached from converse county, and organized in 19 the county was named for the niobrara river, which takes its source near the county seat of lusk. Please use our contact form and let us know which books you would like. A majority of these genealogy links fall into 3 categories. Chapter 14 history of wyoming county new york roots. Photographs capture moments in time and offer an unparalleled view of the past.
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