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
(Updated May 2024)
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
- Access Genealogy – Indiana
- Adams Public Library System
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Indiana
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Anderson Public Library
- Anderson Public Library – Madison County Databases
- Ball State University Digital Collections
- Batesville Memorial Public Library
- Butler University Digital Collections
- Charlestown-Clark County Public Library
- Chronicling America – Indiana
- Crown Point Community Library
- Cyndi’s List – Indiana
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Indiana
- DePauw University Digital Collections
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Indy Archive
- Digital Public Library of America – Indiana
- Earlham College Digital Collections
- Eckhart Public Library – Willennar Genealogy Center
- Elkhart Public Library
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Indiana Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Indiana
- FindAGrave
- Franklin College Digital Collections
- Fulton County Public Library
- Genealogy Trails – Indiana
- Google Books – Indiana
- Grace College Digital Collections
- Hancock County Public Library
- Hanover College Digital Collections
- Harrison County Public Library
- HathiTrust – Indiana
- Hoosier State Chronicles
- Huntington City-Township Public Library
- I Dream of Genealogy
- 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
- Interment.net – Indiana
- Internet Archive – Indiana
- Jasper County Public Library
- Jasper-Dubois County Public Library
- Jefferson County Public Library Local History Collections
- Johnson County Museum of History
- Knox County Public Library
- Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
- La Porte County Public Library
- Lake County Public Library
- Lake County Public Library
- Lawrenceburg Public Library District
- LDS Genealogy – Indiana
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Indiana
- Marian University Digital Collections
- Marion Public Library
- Marshall Public Library
- Michiana Memory
- Monroe County Public Library
- Mooresville Public Library
- Morgan County Public Library
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Chicago
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
- New Horizons Genealogy – Indiana
- North Madison County Public Library System
- Northern Indiana Historical Society and Center for History
- Parke County Public Library
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Perry County Public Library
- Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library: Indiana Room
- Porter County Public Library System
- Purdue University Digital Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Digital Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Indiana
- Shelby County Public Library
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- St. Joseph County Public Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- Tippecanoe County Public Library
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Indianapolis Digital Collections
- University of Notre Dame Digital Collections
- University of Saint Francis Digital Collections
- University of Southern Indiana Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Indiana
- US GenWeb Archives – Indiana
- Valparaiso University Digital Collections
- Vigo County Public Library EXPLORE
- Wabash College Digital Collections
- Willard Library
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!