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 November 2023)
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
Kansas Archives
- Access Genealogy – Kansas
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Kansas
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Baker University Digital Collections
- Benedictine College Digital Collections
- Chronicling America – Kansas
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – Kansas
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Kansas
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America – Kansas
- Emporia State University Digital Collections
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Kansas Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Kansas
- FindAGrave
- Fort Hays State University Digital Collections
- Genealogy Trails – Kansas
- Google Books – Kansas
- HathiTrust – Kansas
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Kansas
- Internet Archive – Kansas
- Iola Public Library
- Johnson County Library
- Kansas City Public Library Missouri Valley Special Collections
- Kansas Digital Newspapers
- Kansas Heritage Center
- Kansas Historical Society Indexes
- Kansas Historical Society State Archives
- Kansas Memory
- Kansas State Library
- Kansas State University Digital Collections
- Kansas University Digital Collections
- Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies
- LDS Genealogy – Kansas
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – Kansas
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Kansas City
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Kansas
- Newman University Digital Collections
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Pittsburg State University Digital Collections
- Riley County Genealogical Society Library
- RootsWeb.com
- Sanborn Maps – Kansas
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Kansas Collection
- The Official Land Records Site
- Topeka Genealogical Society Library
- University of Kansas Digital Collections
- University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library
- University of Kansas Medical Center Digital Collections
- University of Saint Mary Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Kansas
- US GenWeb Archives – Kansas
- Washburn University Digital Collections
- Wichita Public Library Genealogy Center
- Wichita State University Digital Collections
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!