Free Minnesota Online Alumni Records

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)​

• Augsburg University Magazine
• Bemidji State University Alumni Magazine
• Bethel University Alumni Magazine
• Carleton College Alumni Magazine
• Century College Alumni News
• College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Alumni Magazine
• College of Saint Teresa Alumni Newsletters
• Concordia College Alumni News
• Crown College Alumni Magazine
• Dakota County Technical College Alumni News
• Edison High School Alumni Newsletter
• Gustavus Adolphus College Alumni Magazine
• Hamline University (Saint Paul, Minnesota) – Alumni Directory, 1854-1966
• Hamline University, Alumni Quarterly, 1913-1919
• Luverne High School Alumni Newsletters
• Madelia High School Alumni Newsletter
• Metropolitan State University Alumni Magazine
• Minnesota State University Mankato Alumni Magazine
• Minnesota State University Mankato Commencement Programs
• Minnesota State University Moorhead Alumni Magazine
• Minnesota State University Moorhead Commencement Programs
• Minnesota West Community & Technical College Alumni Newsletter
• Minnetonka Public Schools Alumni Magazine
• North Branch High School Alumni Newsletters
• Riverland Community College Newsletter
• Saint John’s Prep Alumni News
• Saint Marys School of Nursing Alumni Newsletters
• Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Alumni Magazine
• Southwest Minnesota State University Alumni Magazine
• St. Catherine University Magazine
• St. Cloud State University Alumni News
• St. Joseph School Alumni Newsletter
• St. Olaf College Alumni Magazine
• St. Paul Academy and Summit School Alumni Magazine
• Stillwater High School Alumni Directory, 1876-1915
• The Blake School Alumni Newsletters
• University of Minnesota Alumni Magazines, 1901-present
• University of Minnesota Alumni Record
• University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management Alumni Magazine
• University of Minnesota College of Design Commencement Programs
• University of Minnesota Commencement Programs
• University of Minnesota Law School Alumni Magazine
• University of Minnesota School Of Public Health Alumni News
• University of Minnesota, A Complete Directory of the Alumni, 1873-1912
• University of Minnesota, Alumni Record by Classes and Alphabetically by Colleges. 1873-1900
• University of Northwestern – St. Paul Alumni Magazine
• University of St. Thomas Magazine
• Winona State University Alumni News
• Winona State University Commencement Programs