(This page's most recent update is April 2025)
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 some specific categories and resources 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 state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – North Dakota
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – North Dakota
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Bismarck State College Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – North Dakota
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – North Dakota
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – North Dakota
- Dickinson State University Digital Collections
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Horizons
- Digital Public Library of America – North Dakota
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – North Dakota Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – North Dakota
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – North Dakota
- Germans from Russia Heritage Collection
- Google Books – North Dakota
- Grand Forks Public Library
- HathiTrust – North Dakota
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – North Dakota
- Internet Archive – North Dakota
- James River Valley Library System
- LDS Genealogy – North Dakota
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – North Dakota
- Mandan Historical Society
- Minot State University Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Denver
- National Archives at Kansas City
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – North Dakota
- North Dakota State Archives
- North Dakota State College of Science Digital Collections
- North Dakota State Library
- North Dakota State University Archives
- North Dakota State University Archives – Genealogy and Biography
- North Dakota State University Digital Collections
- North Dakota State University Institute for Regional Studies
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Red River Valley Genealogical Society
- Sanborn Maps – North Dakota
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- State Historical Society of North Dakota
- The Official Land Records Site
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of North Dakota Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – North Dakota
- US GenWeb Archives – North Dakota
- West Fargo Public Library
Here is the list of over 1,930 curated North Dakota genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- 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!