If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the District. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the district.
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – District of Columbia
- American University Digital Collections
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office
- Chronicling America – District of Columbia
- City of Fairfax Regional Library
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – District of Columbia
- Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – District of Columbia
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Archives
- District of Columbia Public Library People’s Archives
- Documenting the American South
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – District of Columbia
- FindAGrave
- Freedmen’s Bureau Online
- Gallaudet University Digital Collections
- Genealogy Trails – District of Columbia
- George Washington University Digital Collections
- Georgetown University Digital Collections
- Google Books – District of Columbia
- HathiTrust – District of Columbia
- Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit
- Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
- Howard University Digital Collections
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – District of Columbia
- Internet Archive – District of Columbia
- LDS Genealogy – District of Columbia
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – District of Columbia
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives and Records Administration (Archives I)
- National Archives at College Park, Maryland (Archives II)
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – District of Columbia
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – District of Columbia
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Catholic University of America Digital Collections
- The Official Land Records Site
- University of the District of Columbia Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – District of Columbia
- US GenWeb Archives – District of Columbia
- Washington National Records Center
Here is the list of over 675 curated District of Columbia genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
