
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
- A Digital Collection Celebrating the Founding of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU)
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Documenting the American South
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
Oklahoma Archives
- Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
- FamilySearch – Oklahoma Online Genealogy Records
- Hughes County Historical Society
- Langston University Digital Collections
- Lawton Public Library
- National Archives at Fort Worth
- Northeastern State University Digital Collections
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University Digital Collections
- Oklahoma Baptist University Digital Collections
- Oklahoma City University Digital Collections
- Oklahoma Department of Libraries
- Oklahoma Digital Prairie
- Oklahoma Genealogical Society
- Oklahoma Historical Society
- Oklahoma State Archives
- Oklahoma State University Digital Collections
- Oklahoma Territorial Museum Carnegie Library
- Oral Roberts University Digital Collections
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University Digital Collections
- Talbot Library and Museum
- The Gateway to Oklahoma History
- Tulsa City-County Library Genealogy Center
- Tulsa Genealogical Society Library
- University of Central Oklahoma Digital Collections
- University of Oklahoma Digital Collections
- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Digital Collections
- University of Oklahoma Western History Collections
- University of Tulsa Digital Collections
For all Free Oklahoma Links, click on the category of interest:
Newspapers
Yearbooks
Births
Marriages
Deaths
BMD Records
Alumni Records
Cemetery Records
Church Records
Coroner Records
Criminal 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