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
- American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
- Columbia River Basin Ethnic History Archive
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Mountain West Digital Library
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- Northwest Digital Heritage
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Western Waters Digital Library
Oregon Archives
- Eastern Oregon University Digital Collections
- FamilySearch – Oregon Online Genealogy Records
- Genealogical Forum of Oregon
- George Fox University Digital Collections
- Lewis & Clark College Digital Collections
- Linfield University Digital Collections
- National Archives at Seattle
- Oregon Blue Book
- Oregon Digital
- Oregon Genealogical Society
- Oregon Health Sciences University Digital Collections
- Oregon Historical Society
- Oregon History Project
- Oregon Institute of Technology Digital Collections
- Oregon Multicultural Archives
- Oregon State Archives
- Oregon State Library
- Oregon State University Digital Collections
- Pacific University Digital Collections
- Portland State University Digital Collections
- Reed College Digital Collections
- Salem Online History
- Southern Oregon Digital Archives
- Southern Oregon University Digital Collections
- State Library of Oregon Digital Collections
- The Oregon Encyclopedia
- University of Oregon Digital Collections
- University of Portland Digital Collections
- Western Oregon University Digital Collections
- Willamette University Digital Collections
For all Free Oregon 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
