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)
- Annapolis - St. John's College
- Annapolis - United States Naval Academy
- Annapolis - United States Naval Academy
- Annapolis - United States Naval Academy
- Arnold - Anne Arundel Community College
- Bainbridge - United States Naval School Academy and College Preparatory
- Baltimore - Baltimore City College
- Baltimore - Baltimore College Of Dental Surgery
- Baltimore - College of Notre Dame of Maryland
- Baltimore - College of Notre Dame of Maryland
- Baltimore - Cortez Peters Business School
- Baltimore - Gilman School
- Baltimore - Goucher College
- Baltimore - John Hopkins University
- Baltimore - Loyola College
- Baltimore - Loyola University of Maryland
- Baltimore - Morgan State College
- Baltimore - Roland Park Country School
- Baltimore - University Of Maryland At Baltimore. School Of Medicine
- Baltimore - University of Maryland School of Medicine and School of Nursing
- Baltimore - University Of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Baltimore - University Of Maryland, Baltimore. Dental School
- Baltimore - University Of Maryland, Baltimore. School Of Nursing
- Baltimore - University Of Maryland, Baltimore. School of Nursing
- Baltimore - University Of Maryland. School Of Pharmacy
- Baltimore - Western High School
- Bel Air - Harford Community College
- Bowie - Bowie Senior High School
- Camp Springs - Crossland High School
- Chestertown - Washington College
- College Park - Maryland Agricultural College
- College Park - Maryland Agricultural College
- College Park - University of Maryland
- College Park - University of Maryland, College Park
- College Park - University of Maryland, College Park
- College Park - University of Maryland, College Park
- Cumberland - Pennsylvania Avenue High School
- Emmitsburg - Mount Saint Mary's College
- Frederick - Linganore Junior-Senior High School
- Lanham - DuVal Senior High School
- Oxon Hill - Oxon Hill High School
- Oxon Hill - Oxon Hill Senior High School
- Oxon Hill - Potomac Senior High School
- Princess Anne - Maryland State College
- Princess Anne - Maryland State College
- Princess Anne - University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
- Princess Anne - University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
- Princess Anne - University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
- Reisterstown - Franklin High School
- Rockville - Robert E Peary High School
- Salisbury - James M. Bennett High School
- Salisbury - Maryland State Normal School
- Salisbury - Maryland State Teachers College
- Salisbury - Wicomico High School
- Saverna Park - Severn School
- St. Mary's City - St. Mary's College of Maryland
- St. Mary's City - St. Mary's College of Maryland
- St. Mary's City - St. Mary's Female Seminary-Junior College
- St. Mary's City - St. Mary's Seminary-Junior College
- Suitland - La Reine High School
- Suitland - Suitland Senior High School
- Takoma Park - Columbia Union College
- Takoma Park - Washington Missionary College
- Takoma Park - Washington Missionary College
- Towson - The Maryland State Normal School
- Towson - The State Teachers College at Towson
- Towson - The State Teachers College at Towson
- Towson - Towson University
- Upper Marlboro - Capitol Christian Academy
- Walkersville - Walkersville High School
- Westminster - McDaniel College
- Westminster - Western Maryland College
To see free online yearbooks from other states. please visit the Yearbooks page.
I am continually updating this list, so you may want to revisit later.