Do you research school records? I'm not talking about yearbooks. Those can be found on the Yearbooks Page. I'm talking about actual school records, such as enrollment, attendance, and grade reports for example. These are interesting source documents because they might record the students age, birth date and location, and possibly their parents names. All great ways to find this information if you haven't found them in other documents about your target ancestor. Besides, finding out your grandmother's grades would be interesting!
The record collection links, listed below, feature school records from the state, and list collections of records that are available for free online.
If you wish to get educated with some basic information regarding what is available and how to navigate your research for school records, you can read these summaries:
- 5 Quick Tips to Get the Most Out of Education Records
- Top 10 Strategies for Finding School Records for Genealogy
- Getting Started With School Records for Genealogy Research
So, what types of records related to schools are maintained and often available?
- School Census
- School Catalogs
- Teacher's Registers
- Attendance Records
- Report Cards
- Class Logs
- Teacher Rosters
- School Board Meetings/Reports
- Academic Team and Class Photos
- Local Newspaper Articles:
- - Graduation Lists
- - School Activities
- - School Sports
- Student Newspapers
- Alumni Directories and Publications
- Yearbooks
- Yearbook Indexes
And, what types of information can you derive from these school records?
- Name (often includes middle name which is useful).
- Age
- Physical Characteristics - color/race, disability.
- Birth Date
- Current Residence Address
- Name of Father
- Name of Mother
- Occupations of parents
- Grades
- Classes Taken
- Activities (from Photos)
- Date left school (can help with family residence relocation)
Below is a list of links to free online school record collections for each state:
- Free Alabama Online School Records
- Free Alaska Online School Records
- Free Arizona Online School Records
- Free Arkansas Online School Records
- Free California Online School Records
- Free Colorado Online School Records
- Free Connecticut Online School Records
- Free District of Columbia Online School Records
- Free Delaware Online School Records
- Free Florida Online School Records
- Free Georgia Online School Records
- Free Hawaii Online School Records
- Free Idaho Online School Records
- Free Illinois Online School Records
- Free Indiana Online School Records
- Free Iowa Online School Records
- Free Kansas Online School Records
- Free Kentucky Online School Records
- Free Louisiana Online School Records
- Free Maine Online School Records
- Free Maryland Online School Records
- Free Massachusetts Online School Records
- Free Michigan Online School Records
- Free Minnesota Online School Records
- Free Mississippi Online School Records
- Free Missouri Online School Records
- Free Montana Online School Records
- Free Nebraska Online School Records
- Free Nevada Online School Records
- Free New Hampshire Online School Records
- Free New Jersey Online School Records
- Free New Mexico Online School Records
- Free New York Online School Records
- Free North Carolina Online School Records
- Free North Dakota Online School Records
- Free Ohio Online School Records
- Free Oklahoma Online School Records
- Free Oregon Online School Records
- Free Pennsylvania Online School Records
- Free Rhode Island Online School Records
- Free South Carolina Online School Records
- Free South Dakota Online School Records
- Free Tennessee Online School Records
- Free Texas Online School Records
- Free Utah Online School Records
- Free Vermont Online School Records
- Free Virginia Online School Records
- Free Washington Online School Records
- Free West Virginia Online School Records
- Free Wisconsin Online School Records
- Free Wyoming Online School Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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