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Index of Local Birth, Death, and Marriage Announcements | Local Cemetery Records | Fox Funeral Home | Rockpile Museum Biographical Records| Wyoming Genealogy Resources | General Genealogy Links

Index to Births, Deaths, and Marriages
as published in Campbell County, Wyoming Newspapers

The library retains microfilm of various Campbell County newspapers from 1892 to the present. The reference department staff has indexed these newspapers with a specific focus on genealogical information including births, marriage announcements, divorces and obituaries.

Also indexed are major News-Record articles from 1988-2001 which can be searched by the Reference staff upon request. The news indexing was stopped after the establishment of the Gillette News-Record web site in December 2001, which features its own searchable archive.

The Campbell County newspapers used to create the genealogy indexes are:

  • Campbell County Record (June 1918 -April 1925) - abbreviated CCR.
  • Gillette News (January 1892 - November 1926) - abbreviated GN
  • Gillette News-Record (April 1926 - 2006) - abbreviated NR

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You may request a copy of a birth or marriage announcement, or an obituary by calling the library or by filling out our online request form.

The Gillette News-Record is available online, with archives going back to December 2001. You can view the recent obituaries, or search the archives for the name of the person you are looking for.

Local (Gillette) Cemetery Records:

Mt. Pisgah Cemetery - Burial Plot/Section Report by Deceased Last Name (January 2008)

This report provides the name of the deceased, plot numbers, date of birth, date of burial, age, sex, veteran status, and other plot information.

The Mt. Pisgah cemetery records were provided by the Campbell County Cemetery District. We will update these records once yearly. These records may NOT be reproduced for profit in any format. Please remember that the record shows date of burial, not date of death. You may request a copy of an obituary by calling the Reference Department at 307-687-0115 or by email.

Fox Funeral Home

The Fox Funeral Home was the first funeral home opened in Gillette, WY opening in 1907. These records span the years 1907-1947. Each entry in this index is taken directly from the digitized image of the funeral record and has a cd number that corresponds to the image. You may request a copy of an image by calling the Reference Department at 307-687-0115 or by email.

Access to these funeral records were generously provided by the Campbell County Cemetery District.

View the records: [A-D] [E-K] [L-R] [S-Z] [Moorcroft]

Rockpile Museum Biographical Records

This is a collection of newspaper clippings, original documents, pictures, miscellaneous items and obituaries. This index reflects the contents of each biographical record. The majority of the indexing was completed in 2008. This is a work in progress. Additional items will be added at the discretion of the museum registrar and indexed by library staff.

Access to these biographical records was generously provided by the Campbell County Rockpile Museum.

View the records: [A-C] [D-F] [G-H] [I-L] [M-O] [P-R] [S-Z]

Wyoming Genealogy Resources

Paid Subscription Databases - Available to all Wyoming Library Cardholders. Have your library card number & PIN handy to access these from home.

  • Ancestry Library Edition (In Library Only) - Comprehensive online source of information for genealogical and local history research with a collection of more than 4,000 databases and two billion names.
  • HeritageQuest Online - Provides a unique, growing collection of research materials for tracing family history and American culture.

Free Sites

General Genealogy Links:

Access Genealogy - A free genealogy resource.

Adoption Registry - This site is a good place to start looking for lost birth relatives. It includes a reunion registry.

AfriGeneas - A comprehensive source for genealogical research into African ancestry, this site includes wills, inventories, census and Bible records, and slavery documentation.

AncestralFindings - A free genealogy lookup site.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - Links to over 264,040 web sites, mailing lists, ftp sites, E-mail addresses and more.

Ellis Island - Large numbers of immigrants entered the United States through Ellis Island; this dedicated site is a must check to help find those who passed through.

Family Search - Sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this exhaustive database is searchable by surname, international geography, and other categories.

FuneralNet - Online obituary, funeral, cremation and cemetery resource.

Genealogy Online - This site provides links to genealogical collections, software, libraries, universities, historical collections, and federal census data. It includes postings of upcoming seminars, conferences, and workshops.

Genealogy SiteFinder - A comprehensive directory of genealogy sites on the Internet, featuring over 50,000 categorized and cross-indexed links  with full descriptions, brought to you by genealogy.com and Helms Genealogy Toolbox.

Genealogy Today - Serving genealogy enthusiasts since 1999 with original articles from experienced genealogists.

GenSource - Genealogy searching for sites and other researchers.

Guide to Family History Research - This site offers tips for people new to genealogical research. It refers you to good books for beginners, and it has links to articles about solving difficult research problems, obtaining records, and genealogy societies.

JewishGen - The Home of Jewish Genealogy - A free, easy-to-use genealogy web site features thousands of databases, research tools, and other resources to help those with Jewish ancestry research and find family members.

Lineages - Offering record lookups and professional research assistance.

National Genealogical Society - With over 17,000 members, the NGS provides training, research assistance, news, and other resources.

Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA - A guide for genealogists and other researchers. It has some of the old stand by sites like the social security death index, but the other sites will take you to a one stop index for the whole country. This site’s curator has done an excellent job pulling it together to save us the extra leg work.

RootsWeb - the Internet's oldest and largest FREE genealogical community. An award winning genealogical resource with searchable databases, free Web space, mailing lists, message boards, and more.

Treasure Maps - The How-To Genealogy Site - This site contains tutorials, guides, a monthly newsletter, and links to resources, such as hints on deciphering old handwriting.

US GenWeb Project - Run by a group of volunteers working together to provide Web sites for genealogical research in every county in the United States, this site provides links to family reunion bulletin boards, state and county historical archives, and national research projects.

Vital Records Index - Where to write for vital records.

WorldGenWeb - If you are researching your emigrant ancestors, then this is a must-see web site.