(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:
Mississippi Archives
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Access Genealogy – Mississippi
- Alcorn State University Digital Collections
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – Mississippi
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- B.S. Ricks Memorial Library
- Chronicling America – Mississippi
- Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archives
- Civil Rights Movement Archive
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System
- Cyndi’s List – Mississippi
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – Mississippi
- Delta State University Digital Collections
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Library of Appalachia
- Digital Public Library of America – Mississippi
- Documenting the American South
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – Mississippi Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – Mississippi
- FindAGrave
- Freedmen’s Bureau Online – Mississippi
- Genealogy Trails – Mississippi
- Google Books – Mississippi
- Hancock County Historical Society
- Harrison County Library System
- HathiTrust – Mississippi
- Hinds Community College Digital Collections
- Historical Society of Gulfport
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – Mississippi
- Internet Archive – Mississippi
- LDS Genealogy – Mississippi
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Lincoln Lawrence Franklin Regional Library
- Linkpendium – Mississippi
- Marion County Digital Repository
- McCardle Research Library
- Mississippi College Digital Collections
- Mississippi Department of Archives and History Collections
- Mississippi Digital Archives
- Mississippi Digital Library
- Mississippi Genealogical Society
- Mississippi Historical Society
- Mississippi History Resources
- Mississippi State University Digital Collections
- Mississippi University for Women Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at Atlanta
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – Mississippi
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Sanborn Maps – Mississippi
- Singing River Genealogy and Local History Library
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- The Official Land Records Site
- United States Social Security Death Index
- University of Mississippi Digital Collections
- University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections
- US GenWeb – Mississippi
- US GenWeb Archives – Mississippi
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!