
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 of the 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, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not.
(Updated December 2022)
- Anderson University Alumni Newsletters
- Ball State University Commencement Programs
- Blackhawk High School Alumni, 1915-1966
- Butler University Alumnal Quarterly
- Butler University Alumni Quarterly
- Butler University Magazine
- Cathedral High School Alumni Newsletter
- Central Normal College Commencement Programs
- Charlestown High School Commencement Programs
- Columbia City High School Alumni News
- Culver Academies Alumni Magazine
- DePauw University Alumni News
- Earlham College Directory, 1916, 1953
- Earlham College – Alumni Directory of Earlham College, Indiana, 1916
- Earlham College – Alumni Directory of Earlham College, Indiana, 1957
- Earlham College, Alumni Directory, 1862-1913
- Eaton High School Graduates, 1900-1967
- Franklin College, Alumni Register, 1910, 1912, 1918
- Indiana State University Magazine
- Indiana Tech Commencement Programs
- Indiana Tech Magazine
- Indiana Tech Magazine
- Indiana University Alumni Newsletters
- Indiana University at South Bend Commencement Programs
- Indiana University East Alumni Magazine
- Indiana University Magazine
- Indiana University Mathematics Alumni Newsletter
- Indiana University Northwest News
- Indiana University School of Dentistry Alumni Bulletin (1938-Present)
- Indiana University School of Medicine, Alumni Directory 2003
- Indiana University Southeast Alumni Magazine
- Indiana University, Register of Graduates, 1830-1916
- Indiana Wesleyan University Alumni Magazine
- Manchester University Alumni Newsletter
- Marian University Alumni Magazine
- Marian University Commencement Programs
- Oakland City University Alumni Magazine
- Plainville High School Commencement 1924 and 1925
- Rockville High School Commencement Programs
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Commencement Programs
- Saint Joseph’s College, Magazines
- Taylor University Alumni Magazine
- Taylor University Alumni Magazine
- University of Southern Indiana Commencement Exercises
- University of Southern Indiana Magazine
- Wabash College Alumni News
For all Free Indiana Links, click on the category of interest:
Newspapers
Yearbooks
Births
Marriages
Deaths
BMD Records
Alumni Records
Cemetery Records
Church Records
Criminal Records
Coroner Records
Digital Archives
Directories
Divorce Records
Immigration Records
Institutional Records
Military Records
Mortuary Records
Naturalizations
Obituaries
Photos
Probate and Wills
School Records
Tax Records
Voter Records