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 state:
Note: Some links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. To take full advantage make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
(Updated October 2023)
Connecticut Alumni Records
- Albertus Magnus College Alumni Magazine
- Alumni Directory – 1974
- Alumni Directory, Yale Law School Association
- Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn, 1833-1873
- Alumni Records, 1833-1869, Wesleyan University
- Canterbury School Alumni Newsletters
- Central Connecticut State University Alumni Magazine
- Connecticut College Alumni Magazine
- Connecticut College Commencement Programs
- Eastern Connecticut State University Alumni News
- Goodwin University Alumni Newsletters
- Hamden Hall Country Day School Alumni News
- Hartford Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Magazine
- Hopkins Grammar School of New Haven, Catalogue of the trustees, rectors, instructors and Alumni
- Immaculate High School Alumni Newsletters
- Kent School Alumni Publications
- King School Alumni News
- Manchester Community College Commencement Ceremonies
- Marianapolis Preparatory School Alumni Newsletters
- Marvelwood School Alumni News
- Middletown, Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, 1831-1952
- Middletown, Alumni Record of Wesleyan University, 1833-1873
- New Haven, Yale Law School. Alumni Record, 1824-1894
- Sacred Heart University Commencement Programs
- Southern Connecticut State University Alumni Magazine
- St Joseph High School Alumni News
- The Taft School Alumni Newsletter
- Trinity College Alumni News
- Trinity College Commencement Programs
- University of Connecticut Chemistry Department Alumni & Friends Newsletter
- University of Connecticut Commencement Programs
- University of Connecticut School of Law Alumni Newsletters
- University of Hartford Magazine
- University of Saint Joseph Alumni Newsletters
- Wesleyan University Alumni News
- Wesleyan University, Alumni Record 1831-1952
- Wesleyan University, Alumni Record 1833-1873
- Wesleyan University, Alumni Records, 1833-1869
- Wesleyan University, Supplement to the Alumni Record, 1893-1909
- Wesleyan University, Alumni Record, 1921
- Western Connecticut State University Alumni Nursing Society Newsletter
- Yale Alumni Directory, Class Directory, 1962 / Yale Class of 1952
- Yale Class of 1952, Class Directory, 1962
- Yale College, History of the Class of 1915
- Yale College, History of the Class of 1904
- Yale College, History of the Class of 1936
- Yale Law School Alumni Directory, 1949
- Yale Law School Alumni Directory, 1949
- Yale Law School Alumni Directory, 1974
- Yale Law School Alumni Directory, 1974
- Yale Law School, Alumni Record, 1824-1894
- Yale University Alumni Magazine
- Yale University, Doctors of Philosophy in Chemistry and Physiological Chemistry, 1866-1922
- Yale University, Obituary Record of Graduates, 1859-1934
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!