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The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 24 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.
There is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But much of this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.
As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of links to free online digital archives for the state. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit.
Types of Information Available in Digital Archives
- Scrapbooks
- Diaries
- Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
- Letters
- Oral Histories
- Maps
- Bulletins and Newsletters
- Corporate Collections
- Local Community and County Histories
- Photographs and Postcards
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Government Publications and Documents
- And yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes
The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below:
Arizona Historical Archives
- Access Genealogy – Arizona
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Arizona
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Arizona Archives Online
- Arizona Department of Health Services – Vital Records Genealogy
- Arizona Genealogical Advisory Board
- Arizona Geological Survey – Historic Mining & Geology Archives
- Arizona Historical Society
- Arizona Jewish Historical Society – Archives
- Arizona Memory Project
- Arizona State Archives
- Arizona State Historic Preservation Office
- Arizona State Library
- Arizona State Library – Genealogy Collection
- Arizona State Museum – Anthropological Archives
- Arizona State University Digital Collections
- Arizona State University Libraries Online Collections
- Arizona Women’s Heritage Trail – Research Sources
- ASU – Labriola National American Indian Data Center
- Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum – Collections
- Bureau of Land Management – Arizona Land Patents
- Casa Grande Historical Society & Museum
- Chronicling America – Arizona
- Cyndi’s List – Arizona
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Arizona
- Digital Arizona Library
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Arizona
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Arizona Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Arizona
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Arizona
- Google Books – Arizona
- Grand Canyon University Digital Collections
- HathiTrust – Arizona
- Heard Museum Library & Archives (Indigenous collections)
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Arizona
- Internet Archive – Arizona
- LDS Genealogy – Arizona
- Library of Congress – Arizona Genealogy & Local History Guide
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Arizona
- Mesa Public Library – Digital History Collections
- Mohave Museum of History & Arts
- Mountain West Digital Library
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Riverside
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Arizona
- Northern Arizona University – Cline Library Special Collections
- Northern Arizona University – Colorado Plateau Digital Collections
- Northern Arizona University Cline Library
- Northern Arizona University Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Phoenix Public Library
- Pima County Public Library
- Sanborn Maps – Arizona
- Sharlot Hall Museum – Archives & Digital Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Southwest Museum Braun Research Library
- Tempe History Museum – Archives & Oral History
- The Documented Border (UA)
- The Official Land Records Site
- Tucson Museum of Art – Research Collections
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Arizona Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Arizona
- US GenWeb Archives – Arizona
- West Valley Genealogical Society
- Western Waters Digital Library
- Yuma County Historical Society & Museum