Yearbooks from high school or college are one of the most fun set 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 of the yearbooks are not searchable but are an image of each page in the yearbook.
Please note that there may seem to be duplicates. If there are, that means that there are multiple sites where the same schools yearbooks are available online.
(Updated September, 2020)
- Anderson – Anderson College
- Bamberg – Carlisle Military School
- Bamberg – Carlisle Military School
- Batesburg – Batesburg-Leesville High School
- Blair – McRorey-Liston High School
- Blythewood Bethel High School
- Blythewood Blythewood High School
- Branchville – Branchville Public School
- Branchville – Branchville Public School
- Camden Camden Military Academy
- Cayce – Brookland-Cayce High School
- Central – Central High School
- Central – Central Wesleyan College
- Central – Southern Wesleyan University
- Central – Wesleyan Methodist Bible Institute
- Central – Wesleyan Methodist College
- Charleston – Avery Normal Institute
- Charleston – Baptist College
- Charleston – Baptist College
- Charleston – Baptist College at Charleston
- Charleston – Bishop England High School
- Charleston – Charleston Southern University
- Charleston – Charleston Southern University
- Charleston – College of Charleston
- Charleston – Medical College of South Carolina, School of Nursing
- Charleston – Medical University of South Carolina
- Charleston – Medical University of South Carolina
- Charleston – The Citadel
- Charleston – The Citadel
- Clemson – Clemson University
- Clemson – Clemson University
- Clemson – Clemson University
- Clemson – Clemson University
- Clinton – Presbyterian College
- Clinton – Presbyterian College
- Columbia – A. C. Flora High School
- Columbia – Booker T. Washington High School
- Columbia – C.A. Johnson High School
- Columbia – Chicora College for Women
- Columbia – College for Women
- Columbia – Columbia Bible College
- Columbia – Columbia Bible College and Seminary
- Columbia – Columbia College
- Columbia – Columbia High School
- Columbia – Columbia High School
- Columbia – Columbia High School
- Columbia – Columbia International University
- Columbia – Dentsville High School
- Columbia – Dreher High School
- Columbia – Dreher High School
- Columbia – Eau Claire High School
- Columbia – Keenan High School
- Columbia – Olympia High School
- Columbia – University High School
- Columbia – University High School
- Columbia – University High School
- Columbia – University of South Carolina
- Columbia – University of South Carolina
- Conway – Coastal Carolina University
- Conway – Coastal Carolina University
- Conway – Conway High School
- Conway – Horry-Georgetown Technical College Yearbooks
- Cottageville – Cottageville High School
- Dalzell – Hillcrest High School
- Due West – Bryson College
- Due West – Erskine College
- Ehrhardt – Andrew jackson Academy
- Florence – Florence Darlington Technical College
- Florence – Francis Marion University
- Florence – McClenaghan High School
- Gaffney – Limestone College
- Gaffney – Limestone College
- Greenville – Bob Jones University
- Greenville – Bob Jones University
- Greenville – Chicora College for Women
- Greenville – Furman University
- Greenville – Furman University
- Greenville – Greenville General Hospital
- Greenville – Greenville High School
- Greenville – Greenville Technical College
- Greenville – Greenville Woman’s College
- Greenville – Sterling High School
- Greenville – Welcome High School
- Greer – Greer High School
- Hopkins – Hopkins High School
- Hopkins – Hopkins Junior High School
- Hopkins – Lower Richland High School
- Irmo – Irmo High School
- Jenkinsville – Jenkinsville High School
- Lancaster – University of South Carolina, Lancaster
- Leesville – Leesville College
- Lodge – Lodge High School
- McColl – McColl High School
- Orangeburg – South Carolina State College
- Orangeburg – Wade Hampton Academy
- Pendleton – Tri-County Technical College
- Ridgeway – Ridgeway High School
- Rock Hill – Rock Hill High School
- Rock Hill – Winthrop College
- Rock Hill – Winthrop University
- Ruffin – Bells Elementary School
- Ruffin – Bells High School
- Ruffin – Ruffin High School
- Smoaks – Smoaks High School
- Spartanburg – Cecil’s Business College
- Spartanburg – Converse College
- Spartanburg – Spartanburg High School
- Spartanburg – University of South Carolina, Spartanburg
- Spartanburg – University of South Carolina, Spartanburg
- Spartanburg – University of South Carolina, Upstate
- Spartanburg – Wofford College
- Spartanburg – Wofford College
- St. George – Dorchester Academy
- Strother – Monticello High School
- Sumter – Morris College
- Uniontown – University of South Carolina Union
- Walterboro – Calvary Christian School
- Walterboro – Colleton County High School
- Walterboro – Colleton County Middle School
- Walterboro – Colleton High School
- Walterboro – Colleton Middle School
- Walterboro – Colleton Preparatory Academy
- Walterboro – Forest Hills Elementary School
- Walterboro – John C Calhoun Academy
- Walterboro – Lakeview High School
- Walterboro – Northside Elementary School
- Walterboro – Ruffin Middle School
- Walterboro – Walterboro High School
- Walterboro – Walterboro High School
- Walterboro – Walterboro Junior High School
- West Columbia – Airport High School
- West Columbia – Lakeview High School
- Williamston – Lander College
- Williamston – Lander University
- Williamston – Williamston Female College
- Winnsboro – Fairfield Central High School
- Winnsboro – Fairfield Junior High School
- Winnsboro – Greenbrier High School
- Winnsboro – Mount Zion Institute
- Winnsboro – Mt. Zion Institute
- Winnsboro – Richard Winn Academy
- Winnsboro – Winnsboro High School
To see free online yearbooks from other states. please visit the Yearbooks page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
For other Free South Carolina Links, click on the category of interest:
Looking for Travelers Rest High School, Travelers Rest, SC!
So WJKEENAN wasn’t a damn high school in columbia sc??? Because yall have EVERY school listed but that school WHY???
I list the yearbooks that have been digitized and are made available online. It is either not digitized yet, or I have not found the link. Next time you comment, it would be appreciated if you were a bit nicer. I do this as a free service for folks to help them find things. I’m just the messenger.