Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers, and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these “records’ are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person’s family story, well, there’s a ton of that kind of information too.
So what am I including in Alumni Records?
- Alumni directories
- Alumni registers
- Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
- Commencement programs
And what information is available in them?
- Graduation dates and degree(s) received
- Current photos and/or those of their family
- Current address lists
- Where are they now and what are they doing?
- Obituaries and “In Memoriam”
- Marriages
- Children born to the alumnus
- Deaths in their family
- Life achievements and awards
- Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family
Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the states:
(Updated December 2022)
- Free Illinois Online Alumni Records
- Free Indiana Online Alumni Records
- Free Iowa Online Alumni Records
- Free Kansas Online Alumni Records
- Free Michigan Online Alumni Records
- Free Minnesota Online Alumni Records
- Free Missouri Online Alumni Records
- Free Nebraska Online Alumni Records
- Free North Dakota Online Alumni Records
- Free Ohio Online Alumni Records
- Free Oklahoma Online Alumni Records
- Free South Dakota Online Alumni Records
- Free Wisconsin Online Alumni Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
