(This page's most recent update is December 2024)
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 to the right of the name (in the Format column), then the collection’s 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.
North Dakota Alumni Records
- Bismarck State College Alumni Magazine
- Bismarck State College Alumni News
- Ellendale High School Alumni List
- Glenburn High School, Alumni Directory, 1922-1972
- History of Rolette, 1905-1980 and Rolette High School Alumni Directory
- Mayville State University Alumni Magazine
- Mercer School Alumni Directory
- Minot State University Alumni Magazine
- North Dakota Agricultural College Alumni Directory, 1920-1921
- North Dakota Agricultural College Alumni Directory, December 1915
- North Dakota Agricultural College, Commencement Programs
- North Dakota State College of Science Alumni News
- North Dakota State College of Science Commencement Programs
- North Dakota State University Alumni News
- North Dakota State University College of Engineering Alumni Newsletter
- North Dakota State University Magazine
- Rolette High School Alumni Directory
- Strasburg High School, Strasburg Alumni Reunion, July 2, 3, 4, 1965
- Strasburg Schools Alumni Association, As we reminisce; Souvenir memory Book
- Strasburg Schools Alumni List
- The North Dakota Agricultural College Alumni Directory, December 1915
- University of Jamestown Alumni Magazine
- University of Jamestown Alumni News
- University of Mary Alumni Magazine
- University of North Dakota Alumni Directory
- University of North Dakota Alumni Directory, 1910
- University of North Dakota Alumni Directory, 1918
- University of North Dakota Alumni Directory, 1918
- University of North Dakota Alumni Directory, 1918
- University of North Dakota Alumni Directory, 1920-1921
- University of North Dakota Alumni Magazine
- University of North Dakota Alumni Register, V.4, No.4; June 1914
- University of North Dakota School of Law Alumni Magazine
- University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences Alumni Newsletter
- University of North Dakota, Alumni Bulletin, 1909-1922
- University of North Dakota, Alumni Directory, 1918
- University of North Dakota, Commencement Program, 1924
- University of North Dakota, Commencement Programs
- University of North Dakota. Alumni Directory
- Valley City State University Alumni Bulletin
- Valley City State University Alumni News
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!