(This page's most recent update is October 2024)
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The Ancestor Hunt has been cataloging and listing links to free online genealogy collections in over 24 different record categories since 2014. These are available for you to view and use via the Resources tab above.
There is a massive amount of genealogy and historical material that can help us researchers as we discover who belongs in our family tree, and more importantly, what is their life story. But much of this genealogical and historical material doesn’t fit nicely into a specific genealogy record category.
As researchers, we should avail ourselves of the types of materials listed below. They definitely will help us in our genealogy and family history research These online resources are available generally at state libraries and archives, larger public libraries, and college and university digital collections. Hence the creation of these lists of links to free online digital archives for the state. I hope they prove useful to you in your pursuit.
Types of Information Available in Digital Archives
- Scrapbooks
- Diaries
- Family Papers, Biographies, and Other Collections
- Letters
- Oral Histories
- Maps
- Bulletins and Newsletters
- Corporate Collections
- Local Community and County Histories
- Photographs and Postcards
- Rare Books and Manuscripts
- Government Publications and Documents
- And yes, Genealogy Record Collections and Indexes
The Free Online Digital Archives for the state are listed below:
Alaska Archives
- Access Genealogy – Alaska
- Alaska Digital Archives
- Alaska Historical Society
- Alaska Pacific University Digital Collections
- Alaska State Archives
- Alaska State Library
- Alaska, Western Canada and United States Collection (University of Washington Libraries)
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Alaska
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Anchorage Genealogical Society
- Anchorage Museum
- Anchorage Public Library
- Chronicling America – Alaska
- Cyndi’s List – Alaska
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Alaska
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Alaska
- Fairbanks Genealogical Society
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Alaska Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Alaska
- FindAGrave
- Genealogy Trails – Alaska
- Google Books – Alaska
- HathiTrust – Alaska
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Alaska
- Internet Archive – Alaska
- Juneau-Douglas City Museum
- LDS Genealogy – Alaska
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Alaska
- 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 – Alaska
- Northwest Digital Heritage
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Alaska
- Sealaska Heritage Institute
- SLED: Statewide Library Electronic Doorway
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Alaska – Anchorage Digital Collections
- University of Alaska – Fairbanks Digital Collections
- University of Alaska – Southeast (Juneau) Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Alaska
- US GenWeb Archives – Alaska
- Western Waters Digital Library
- Yukon & Alaska Genealogy Centre
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!