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, preceded by Archives that are available for the region or the country:
Multistate Archives
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
Indiana Archives
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- Anderson Public Library
- Ball State University Digital Collections
- Butler University Digital Collections
- DePauw University Digital Collections
- Earlham College Digital Collections
- FamilySearch – Indiana Online Genealogy Records
- Franklin College Digital Collections
- Grace College Digital Collections
- Hanover College Digital Collections
- Indiana Digital Archives
- Indiana Genealogical Society
- Indiana Historical Society – Digital Image Collections
- Indiana Hosted Digital Collections
- Indiana Memory
- Indiana State Archives
- Indiana State Library, Collections
- Indiana State University Digital Collections
- Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis Digital Collections
- Indiana University-Bloomington Digital Collections
- Indiana University-East Digital Collections
- Indiana University-Kokomo Digital Collections
- Indiana University-South Bend Digital Collections
- Indiana University-Southeast Digital Collections
- Lake County Public Library
- Marian University Digital Collections
- Michiana Memory
- National Archives at Chicago
- Northern Indiana Historical Society and Center for History
- Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library: Indiana Room
- Purdue University Digital Collections
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Digital Collections
- St. Joseph County Public Library
- University of Indianapolis Digital Collections
- University of Notre Dame Digital Collections
- University of Saint Francis Digital Collections
- University of Southern Indiana Digital Collections
- Valparaiso University Digital Collections
- Vigo County Public Library EXPLORE
- Wabash College Digital Collections
- Willard Library
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
