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(This page's most recent update is November 2025)
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If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and sharing links to free online genealogy records, collections, and indexes organized by category and location. You can always explore those through the By Locations page — choose a state, then a record type.
But not all valuable resources fit neatly into a single category. Many archives, libraries, museums, and historical societies host digital collections that go beyond traditional genealogy — including scrapbooks, letters, diaries, photographs, oral histories, and local community archives.
This state-specific digital collection toolkit highlights those broader resources. They’re ideal for anyone who wants to move past names and dates to understand the stories, settings, and local history that shaped their ancestors’ lives. Explore these free online sites — you may be surprised at how much more of your family’s world you can uncover.
Download the Toolkit PDF
The links to the archives and collections are presented in a 2-page pdf. To download the Toolkit PDF, click on the Download button below:
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