Cheyenne Genealogical & Historical Society

09/13/2026

https://go.aletterfromireland.com/index.php? this is the free side of a very interesting research tool for Irish Research. Definitely worth following.

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09/09/2026

https://genealogybargains.com/irish-famine-begins/? An action plan to find your Irish ancestor that is simple and precise! Thomas MacEntee excels at this.

Irish Famine Begins: The September 9, 1845 blight date is more anniversary than fact. Here is how to use DNA match clusters and Griffith's Valuation to find your Irish townland.

06/29/2026

Free access to Revolutionary War Records for 250 hours!!

06/01/2026

https://www.myheritage.com/research/records-catalog/usa/immigration-travel/catid-4000 Free access through June 5, 2026.

Browse and search historical records from around the world, including birth, census, military, newspapers, immigration, and other records, to discover your family history.

05/25/2026

https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/10-sources-civil-war-burials/

Whether he died in the war or after, was Union or Confederate, these sources will help you track down Civil War burials.

05/23/2026

https://genealogybargains.com/best-ancestry-subscription-strategies/ this technique is worth exploring and USING! I have worked mine around the Christmas sales and have a year of All Access for a bit over the cost of the US plan. It is legal and allowed by Ancestry and why not? you are still a member and using their site and probably paying the extra $10/month for pro-tools if you have your DNA through Ancestry. Pro-tools is great and can be used on a month to month basis if you wish.

Best Ancestry subscription strategies for 2026: choose the right tier, time the sales, and use ThruLines, hints & DNA to get maximum value

05/17/2026

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/05/17/fire-rips-through-134-year-old-historic-cheyenne-pumphouse/? So sad.

A fire ripped through the 134-year-old Cheyenne Pumphouse on Saturday, raising questions about whether the historic building can still be saved. Watching…

04/12/2026

https://genealogybargains.com/the-polio-epidemic/?

I think it is easy to not know or not think about epidemics in our family history. Polio is perhaps the most recent (Covid sure) for our parents and grandparents. We may forget to go further back and look at the influenza times (~1918 through about 1923/24) and then to cholera, diptheria, typhoid etc. When there are unusual gaps, early deaths etc it is worth a look in newspapers, cemeteries and other archives to see what you can find.

Author’s Note: I want to be transparent that this content – The Polio Epidemic: How It Shaped Your Family's History – was created in part with the help of an

03/21/2026

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Save this tip for your next deep dive into US Federal Census records between 1900-1930s. Don't forget: "Na" means a treasure trove of info like birth dates and arrival ports is potentially waiting for you in the Naturalization records on Ancestry.
Happy hunting! 🔎

03/04/2026

The March meeting of the Cheyenne Genealogical and Historical Society is next Tuesday, March 10 at 6:15 in the Sunflower Room of the Laramie County Library. Elaine Hayes our own genealogy librarian will present the program.

“Weak in body, but sound in mind: Probate Research for Genealogists”, presented by Elaine Jones Hayes, Laramie County Library's genealogy librarian. This presentation will focus on Pre-1850 Probate Research Strategies for genealogists.

Elaine always presents such outstanding programs! Don't miss this one.

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