(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 – Washington
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Washington
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Central Washington University Archives and Special Collections
- Central Washington University Digital Collections
- Centralia College Library
- Chronicling America – Washington
- Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archive
- Cyndi’s List – Washington
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Washington
- Digital Collections (Everett Public Library)
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Washington
- Eastern Washington University Digital Collections
- Evergreen State College Digital Collections
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Washington Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Washington
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Washington
- Gonzaga University Digital Collections
- Google Books – Washington
- HathiTrust – Washington
- Heritage Quest Research Library
- HistoryLink.org: The Online Encyclopedia of Washington State History
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Washington
- Internet Archive – Washington
- LDS Genealogy – Washington
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Washington
- Longview Public Library Archive Collections
- Mountain West Digital Library
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Seattle
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Washington
- Northwest Digital Heritage
- Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture
- Pacific Lutheran University Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Puget Sound Genealogical Society
- Sanborn Maps – Washington
- Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection (Pacific Lutheran University)
- Seattle Genealogical Society
- Seattle Pacific University Digital Collections
- Seattle Public Library
- Seattle University Special Collections
- Skagit Valley Genealogy Society
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Sno-Isle Libraries
- Spokane Public Library
- St Martin’s University Digital Collections
- Tacoma Public Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- Timberland Digital Collection
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Puget Sound Digital Collections
- University of Washington Digital Collections
- University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections
- University of Washington-Bothell Digital Collections
- University of Washington-Tacoma Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Washington
- US GenWeb Archives – Washington
- Walla Walla University Digital Collections
- Washington State Archives – Digital Archives
- Washington State Historical Society Library
- Washington State Library Digital Collections and Resources
- Washington State University at Pullman Digital Collections
- Washington State University at Vancouver Digital Collections
- Washington State University Libraries Digital Collections
- Western Washington University Special Collections
- Western Waters Digital Library
- Whitman College Digital Collections
- Whitworth University Digital Collections
Here is the list of over 2,985 curated Washington 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!