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Trying to find Rhode Island yearbooks? This is the place to find free online yearbooks.
Why? Yearbooks from high school or college are one of the most fun sets of records for a genealogist to search. It provides you with a ton of story-like information about your ancestor’s life. What their interests were, what sports and clubs they participated in, and often some goofy snapshots of them before they settled into being an adult. And of course, you get to see what they looked like.
Here are a few articles that may convince you to research these gems:
- Using Yearbooks For Genealogical Research
- A Genealogy Education is in School Yearbooks
- Genealogy 101: School Yearbooks
And here is an article providing information on where else you can find online yearbooks; some need a subscription, and some do not:
Below is a list of links to free online yearbooks from the state:
Please note that some yearbooks are not searchable, but they are available as an image of each page.
Please note that there may seem to be duplicates. If there are, it means that multiple sites offer the same school’s yearbooks online.
Rhode Island Yearbook Finder
- Barrington – Barrington College
- Barrington – Barrington High School
- Bristol – Bristol High School
- Bristol – Mt. Hope High School
- Coventry – Coventry High School
- Coventry – Coventry High School
- Cranston – Cranston High School East
- Cumberland – Cumberland High School
- East Providence – East Providence High School
- East Providence – East Providence High School
- Kingston – Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
- Kingston – Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
- Kingston – Rhode Island State College
- Kingston – Rhode Island State College
- Narragansett – Narragansett High School
- Newport – Salve Regina College
- Newport – Salve Regina University
- Newport – United States Naval Officer Candidate School
- North Kingstown – North Kingstown High School
- North Kingstown – North Kingstown High School
- North Kingstown – North Kingstown High School
- Pawtucket – Goff Junior High School
- Pawtucket – Jenks Junior High School
- Pawtucket – Pawtucket East High School
- Pawtucket – Pawtucket High School
- Pawtucket – Pawtucket West High School
- Pawtucket – Shea High School
- Pawtucket – Slater Junior High School
- Pawtucket – St Jean-Baptiste Academy
- Pawtucket – St Raphael Academy
- Pawtucket – St. Teresa’s School
- Pawtucket – Tolman High School
- Pawtucket – Vocational Senior High School
- Providence – Brown University
- Providence – Johnson & Wales University
- Providence – Moses Brown School
- Providence – Pembroke College
- Providence – Pembroke College
- Providence – Providence College
- Providence – Providence College
- Providence – Providence Technical High School
- Providence – Rhode Island College
- Providence – Rhode Island College
- Providence – Rhode Island College of Education
- Providence – Rhode Island School of Design
- Providence – Rhode Island School of Design
- Providence – School One High School
- Richmond – Chariho Regional High School
- Scituate – Scituate Junior-Senior High School
- Smithfield – Bryant University
- Smithfield – Smithfield High School
- South Kingstown – University of Rhode Island
- South Kingstown – University of Rhode Island
- Wakefield – South Kingstown High School
- Warren – Warren High School
- Warwick – Bishop Hendricken High School
- Warwick – Bishop Hendricken High School
- Warwick – Bishop Hendricken High School
- Warwick – James T Lockwood High School
- Warwick – Pilgrim High School
- Warwick – Toll Gate High School
- Warwick – Warwick Veterans Memorial High School
- Westerly – Westerly High School
- West Warwick – West Warwick Senior High School
To see free online yearbooks from other states, please visit the Yearbooks page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Yearbooks Frequently Asked Questions
This page links to thousands of digitized yearbooks by state or province, city, and school, including free collections from public archives and libraries.
Yearbooks typically contain class photos, student names, clubs, sports teams, and messages from peers. Staff photos from teachers and custodians are helpful. You can also discover nicknames, middle, and maiden names.
Browsing through old yearbooks isn’t just for fun. They are legitimate genealogical documents. Names, locations, photos, and interests place a person at a certain time in their life. This discovery can help with their family genealogy.