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 state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – Rhode Island
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Rhode Island
- American-French Genealogical Society
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Brown University Digital Collections
- Brown University Library Collections
- Chronicling America – Rhode Island
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – Rhode Island
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Rhode Island
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – Rhode Island
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Rhode Island Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Rhode Island
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Rhode Island
- Google Books – Rhode Island
- HathiTrust – Rhode Island
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Rhode Island
- Internet Archive – Rhode Island
- Johnson & Wales University Digital Collections
- Judicial Records Center
- LDS Genealogy – Rhode Island
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Rhode Island
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Boston
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New England Historic Genealogical Society
- New Horizons Genealogy – Rhode Island
- Newport Historical Society
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- Providence City Archives
- Providence College Digital Collections
- Providence Public Library Digital Collections
- Rhode Island College Digital Collections
- Rhode Island Genealogical Society
- Rhode Island Historical Society
- Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
- Rhode Island School of Design Digital Collections
- Rhode Island State Digital Archives
- Rhode Island State Library
- Roger Williams University Digital Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Salve Regina University Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Rhode Island
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- University of Rhode Island Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Rhode Island
- US GenWeb Archives – Rhode Island
- Westerly Library Special Collections
Here is the list of over 1,060 curated Rhode Island 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!
