This Pathfinder presents a variety of valuable resources

which shall aid students and teachers

in their research of Wyoming History.
Its resources cover a wide range of topics,
including pre-historical inhabitants and societies,
westward expansion, statehood, and how past events
have helped shape todays Wyoming.
Students shall discover a useful array of information about the
people, places, and natural resources Of Wyoming.
This Pathfinder is for designed for
the 4th grade study of Wyoming History
along with some resources
for 3rd graders and their study
of the local history of Natrona County.
Students shall first explore many print resources
available in the classroom and library,
followed by numerous electronic materials
from various sources about Wyoming and the West.
Also included are some helpful research guidelines.

DEWEY classification numbers

for finding print resources in the library about
Wyoming, Natrona County, and Western History:
Start in the 900s
911
912
917
917.8793
917.95
970
978
978.7

Historical Geography
Maps
Geography of North America
Geography of North Americas West
Geography of Wyoming
Native Americans
History of the Western United States
History of Wyoming

Also look for information about the Pony Express in the 383s.
Biographies, or books about people having to do with Wyoming, can be found in the 920s.

Also, be sure to use your schools library catalogue and databases.

They are great for finding electronic resources.
Topics, keywords, and terms include:
Wyoming
Natrona County
Pioneers
Emigration
Westward Expansion
The Oregon Trail
The Mormon Trail
The California Trail
South Pass
Mountain Men
Indian Wars
Shoshone Tribe
Arapaho Tribe
Wind River Indian Reservation
Wyoming Statehood

*remember when searching on a computer database*

-use and for combining terms
-use or for separating terms
-enclose full terms in parentheses
Examples: Casper and Natrona County
Wyoming or The West

Also remember that when using information from a book or website

YOU MUST GIVE CREDIT.

Otherwise, youre guilty of plagiarism.

Its simple to cite sources!

Provide the author, year, and page number when you use direct quotes
in your research paper or project.
Also, list the title,
the author or organization,
and the year of publication
on your reference page.

Visit these links for more information on copyright,

which helps protect authors intellectual property,
and also what plagiarism is and how to avoid it:
www.copyrightkids.org
http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/
http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/plagiarism.html
http://pbskids.org/video/?guid=a577a540-ca18-4f98-8cad-8bc25ac478a4

Print Resources
Here are just some useful resources available in your
classroom, school library, or public library.
Title

Author

Year

Wyoming: Crossroads of a
Continent

Patsy Parkin

2005

Wyoming: The Equality

State

Justine Fontes &

Ron Fontes,

2006

Wyoming: the Equality State

Series in Guide to American
States

J. McGill

2012

Natrona County:
The Place We Call Home
National Historic Register
Sites in Natrona County,
Wyoming

Description
4th

Natrona County
Public Library
Foundation
Natrona County
Historic
Preservation
Commission

2010

2005

grade class textbook.

Its about Wyoming history from before there
were people to the modern day.
Supplement to the 4th grade text, it profiles
Wyoming as one of Americas great states.
Introduces the people, geography, sports,
history, culture, industries, and symbols of
Wyoming, featuring maps, census information,
brief profiles of notable individuals, informative
charts, and more.
rd
3 grade class textbook.
It tells of all the history of Natrona County,
Casper, and surrounding towns.
Profiles National Historic sites around
Natrona County like pioneer trail markers,
historic landmarks, and buildings.
Lots of interesting and surprising facts about
Wyoming.
Full-color photographs, historic black-andwhites, and brief historical text cover the
stories of places and people on America's
western frontier.

I Didn't Know That About

Wyoming

L. G. Dobler

Wyomings Historic Forts

Barbara Fifer
Photography by:
Fred Pflughoft,.
David M. Morris

When Esther Morris

Headed West:
Women, Wyoming, and the
Right to Vote

Connie Nordheilm
Wooldrige

2001

Kathleen's Book

Kathleen Hemry

1988

Outlaw Tales of Wyoming

R. M. Wilson

2013

Ghost Towns of Wyoming

Bruce Raisch

2006

The Ultimate Wyoming

Atlas and Travel
Encyclopedia

M. Dougherty

2003

All about Wyomings

wild and wondrous places.

Wyoming Student Atlas

University of
Wyoming.
Department of
Geography and
Recreation

2014

This atlas has maps, graphics and associated

information, including: facts about Wyoming
and practice with map-reading skills

1984

About the fight for womens suffrage, or the

right to vote.
An album of early pioneer Wyoming in word
and picture from a local resident historian.
Chronicles the true stories of some of
Wyoming's most notorious crooks and outlaws
including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
Tom Horn, and the Asa Moore gang.
Pictures and descriptions of old, abandoned
(and haunted?) places across Wyoming.

Video Recordings
Be sure and check your libraries for other audio, visual, and multi-media materials.
Just ask a friendly librarian if you need help finding anything.
Title
A Woman to Match a
Mountain

Author
Karen May Snyder

Year

Description

2008

Video recording, dvd.

All about Neal Forsling, her homesteading and
storytelling of Crimson Dawn
on Casper Mountain

Websites and Databases

Both your school library and public library have electronic databases
that can help you with all your research.
Please feel free to use them!
For information on evaluating websites visit: T. Johnsons S.P.I.D.E.R. website evaluation tool
https://sites.google.com/site/spiderwebsiteevaluation/

Hyperlink

Organization

http://www.wyoming4kids.org/

Wyoming Office of
Tourism

2016

G. B. Dobson

2011

Wyoming State
Historical Society

2016

Wyoming State
Historical Society

2016

http://www.wyohistory.org/ency
clopedia/casper-wyoming

Wyoming State
Historical Society

2016

http://www.wyohistory.org/aut
hors/casper-college-westernhistory-center

Wyoming State
Historical Society

2016

http://www.natronacountylibra
ry.org/

Natrona County
Public Library

2016

http://www.wyomingtalesandtr
ails.com/index.html

http://www.wyohistory.org/

http://www.wyohistory.org/ency
clopedia/natrona-countywyoming

Year

Description
Provides an overview of Wyoming and its
natural resources. Includes games, guides, and
videos for children and students.
Photographs and descriptions of Wyoming,
including many historical subjects of the region,
territory, and state.
Exploration of Wyomings past through an
interactive encyclopedia. Essays, photographs,
illustrations, and audio stories among other
interesting artifacts.
A focus on the history of Natrona County.
Includes descriptions, historical photographs,
and links to many of its most prominent
features.
A focus on the history of Casper. Includes
descriptions, illustrations, photographs, and
virtual field trips.
A list of oral histories, or audio stories, with
subjects ranging from Heart Mountain
internment, to ranching, to growing up in
smalltown, Wyoming.
The Natrona County Public Librarys website.
It includes catalogs of reference resources,
materials available for check-out, and databases
for researching electronic resources.

http://www.caspercollege.edu/w
hc

http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/
http://www.wyo.gov/aboutwyoming

Casper Colleges Western History Center.

It possesses resources on local Natrona County
history, including primary resources from
in and around the region.
Homepage of the Wyoming State Library. Links
to databases, catalogues, and informational
resources.

Casper College

2016

Wyoming State
Library

2016

State of Wyoming

2013

Links to facts and symbols, history, and

demographic information.

http://www.wyo.gov/aboutwyoming/wyoming-history

State of Wyoming

2013

Histories of Wyoming, from Native Americans

to the Old West, to suffrage and statehood, with
a short list of historical sites.

http://www.wyo.gov/aboutwyoming/wyoming-facts-andsymbols

State of Wyoming

2013

Facts about Wyoming, including state symbols.

Bureau of Land
Management

2016

Geographical facts and figures.

Bureau of Land
Management

2016

Information of historical trails on public lands.

The page includes links to interactive maps of
various trials as well as a virtual tour.

Casper Area
Convention and
Visitors Bureau

2016

List of historical and modern interests in and

around Casper.

Fort Caspar
Museum

2016

Events and living history site, including links to

related subjects.

History.net

2006

Detailed account of the events that led to the

death of Lieutenant Casper Collins.

Legends of America

2016

Descriptions of Fort Laramie, including

illustrations, photographs, and links to related
subjects.

National Park
Service

2016

Detailed history and virtual tour of Fort

Laramie.

Wyoming
Territorial Prison
Historic
Association
and Wyoming
State Parks &
Cultural Resources

2016

Information on the Wyoming Territorial Prison,

including a dramatic video tour of the facilities.

http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en.ht
ml
http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/pr
ograms/nlcs/Historic_Trails.ht
ml
http://visitcasper.com/tags/hist
oric-interest
http://www.fortcaspar.com/
http://www.historynet.com/lieu
tenant-casper-collins-fightingthe-odds-at-platte-bridge.htm
http://www.legendsofamerica.c
om/wy-fortlaramie.html
https://www.nps.gov/fola/index.
htm

http://www.wyomingterritorial
prison.com/

http://easternshoshone.org/

Eastern Shoshone
Tribe

2016

http://www.northernarapaho.co
m/

Northern Arapaho
Tribe

2016

Information on the Eastern Shoshone Tribe.

Includes brief histories and present descriptions
of the Tribe, photographic slideshow, news,
events, Tribal departments, and contact forms.
Brief history of the Northern Arapaho Tribe,
program directories, and outreach
opportunities.

http://windriver.org/communiti
es/wind-river-indianreservation/

Wind River Visitors

Council

2016

https://centerofthewest.org/

Buffalo Bill Center

of the West

2016

http://nhtcf.org/

National Historic
Trails and
Interpretive Center

2016

https://www.wyomingtourism.o
rg/

Wyoming Travel
and Tourism

2016

http://wyoarchives.state.wy.us/

Wyoming State
Government

2016

Wyolinks

2016

Ducksters/
Ken Nelson

2016

http://wyolinks.com/

Short descriptions of the Wind River

Reservation Tribes along with information of
Tribal Powwows.
Information on the Center of the West and its
five museums and library in Cody, Wyoming.
Blogs, calendars, exhibitions, and digital
collections.
News and information on the exhibits and
activities available at the National Historic
Trails and Interpretive Center in Casper,
Wyoming.
Information on Wyoming tourism attractions
and activities. Attractions, travel resources,
parks, adventures, and events calendar,
highlighting many aspects of historical interest.
Information on the State Archives and its
holdings.
List upon list of links to various sites involving
Wyoming and its resources.

http://www.ducksters.com/
http://www.ducksters.com/histo
ry/native_americans.php
http://www.ducksters.com/histo
ry/westward_expansion/

This site includes engaging articles, aimed at

young students, on various subjects, including
Native Americans and Westward Expansion.

A few organizations that can help with further research:

Wyoming State Historical Society
http://www.wyshs.org/

Wyoming State Library

http://www-wsl.state.wy.us/

Natrona County Historical Society

http://www.historical-society.com/view/69063

Natrona County Public Library

http://www.natronacountylibrary.org/

Questions, comments, and concerns regarding this Pathfinder can be directed to:
Devin Hodgins
Natrona County School District
Devin_Hodgins@natronaschools.org
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