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)
- Bemidji - Bemidji State College
- Bemidji - Bemidji State Teachers College
- Bemidji - Bemidji State University
- Blooming Prairie - Blooming Prairie High School
- Bloomington - Bloomington High School
- Bloomington - Hubert Olson Junior High School
- Bloomington - Jefferson, Thomas Senior High School
- Bloomington - John F. Kennedy High School
- Bloomington - Lincoln High School
- Bloomington - Northwestern Health Sciences University
- Bloomington - Portland Junior High School
- Bloomington - Thomas Jefferson Senior High School
- Brooklyn Center - Brooklyn Center High School
- Brooklyn Park - Brooklyn Junior High School
- Brooklyn Park - Fair Oaks Elementary School
- Brooklyn Park - North View Junior High
- Brooklyn Park - North View Junior High School
- Brooklyn Park - Park Center Senior High School
- Collegeville - Saint John's University
- Collegeville - St. John's University
- Crookston - Northwest School of Agriculture
- Crookston - University of Minnesota Technical Institute
- Crookston - University of Minnesota, Crookston
- Dodge Center - Claremont High School
- Dodge Center - Dodge Center High School
- Duluth - College of St. Scholastica
- Duluth - Duluth Central High School
- Duluth - Duluth State Teachers College
- Duluth - Duluth State Teachers College
- Duluth - University of Minnesota, Duluth
- Eden Prairie - Eden Prairie High School
- Edina - Edina East High School
- Edina - Edina High School
- Edina - Edina West High School
- Edina - Edina-Morningside High School
- Edina - Highlands Elementary School
- Edina - South View Junior High School
- Edina - West High School
- Eyota - Eyota High School
- Forest Lake Forest Lake Area High School
- Golden Valley - Golden Valley High School
- Golden Valley - Meadowbrook Elementary
- Hopkins - Blake Lower School
- Hopkins - Blake Middle School
- Hopkins - Blake School
- Hopkins - Hopkins Eisenhower High School
- Hopkins - Hopkins High School
- Kelliher - Kelliher High School
- Long Lake - Orono High School
- Mankato - Mankato State Teachers College
- Mankato - Minnesota State University
- Minneapolis - Abbott Hospital School Of Nursing
- Minneapolis - Andersen Open School
- Minneapolis - Anthony Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Anwatin Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Augsburg University
- Minneapolis - Barton Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Blake High School
- Minneapolis - Breck High School
- Minneapolis - Bremer Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Bryant Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Bryn Mawr Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Burroughs Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Central High School
- Minneapolis - De La Salle High School
- Minneapolis - East High School
- Minneapolis - Edison High School
- Minneapolis - Folwell Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Franklin Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Fulton Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Hennepin County General Hospital School Of Nursing
- Minneapolis - Holland Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Jefferson Community School
- Minneapolis - Jordan Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Lincoln Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Marshall High School
- Minneapolis - Marshall-University High School
- Minneapolis - Miller Vocational High School
- Minneapolis - Minneapolis Evening High School
- Minneapolis - Minneapolis Lutheran High School
- Minneapolis - Minnehaha Academy
- Minneapolis - Nokomis Junior High School
- Minneapolis - North Central Bible College
- Minneapolis - North Central Bible Institute
- Minneapolis - North High School
- Minneapolis - North High School
- Minneapolis - Northeast Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Northrop Collegiate School
- Minneapolis - Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School
- Minneapolis - Northwestern Bible School
- Minneapolis - Northwestern College
- Minneapolis - Northwestern Schools
- Minneapolis - Northwestern Schools
- Minneapolis - Patrick Henry High School
- Minneapolis - Phillips Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Putnam Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Ramsey Middle School
- Minneapolis - Regina High School
- Minneapolis - Roosevelt High School
- Minneapolis - Sanford Junior High School
- Minneapolis - Sanford Middle School
- Minneapolis - Seward Elementary School
- Minneapolis - South High School
- Minneapolis - Southwest High School
- Minneapolis - St. Anthony High School
- Minneapolis - St. Margaret's Academy
- Minneapolis - Tuttle Elementary School
- Minneapolis - University High School
- Minneapolis - University High School
- Minneapolis - University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis - University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis - University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis - University of Minnesota. Southern School of Agriculture
- Minneapolis - Waite Park Elementary School
- Minneapolis - Waite Park Intermediate School
- Minneapolis - Washburn High School
- Minneapolis - Washburn High School
- Minneapolis - West High School
- Minneapolis - Willard Elementary School
- Minnetonka - Cooperative School Rehabilitation Center
- Minnetonka - Deephaven High School
- Minnetonka - Hopkins North Junior High
- Minnetonka - Lindbergh High School
- Minnetonka - Minnetonka East Junior High School
- Minnetonka - Minnetonka High School
- Minnetonka - Minnetonka Junior High School
- Moorhead - Concordia College
- Moorhead - Minnesota State University, Moorhead
- Moorhead - Moorhead Normal School
- Moorhead - Moorhead State College
- Moorhead - Moorhead State Teachers College
- Moorhead - Moorhead State University
- Morrris - University of Minnesota, Morris
- Morrris - West Central School of Agriculture
- Morton - Morton Public High School
- Mound - Mound Consolidated High School
- Mound - Mound High School
- Mound - Mound-Westonka High School
- Mound - Westonka High School
- New Hope - Cooper High School
- New Hope - Cooper High School
- New Hope - Cooper High School, Robbinsdale
- New Ulm - Dr. Martin Luther College
- New Ulm - Martin Luther Academy
- New Ulm - Martin Luther College
- New Ulm - New Ulm High School
- New Ulm - Northwestern College
- Northfield - Carleton College
- Northfield - Carleton College
- Northfield - St. Olaf College
- Northfield - St. Olaf College
- Osseo - Osseo High School
- Plymouth - Armstrong High School
- Plymouth - Wayzata High School
- Randolph - Randolph High School
- Redwood Falls - Redwood Falls High School
- Redwood Falls - Redwood Falls-Morton High School
- Redwood Falls - Redwood Valley High School
- Richfield - Academy Of Holy Angels
- Richfield - Richfield High School
- Robbinsdale - Robbinsdale High School
- Rochester - Rochester Junior College
- Rochester - Rochester Junior College
- Rochester - Rochester Junior-Senior High School
- Rochester - Rochester Senior High School
- Saint Joseph - College of Saint Benedict
- Saint Joseph - St. Benedict's Academy
- Saint Louis Park - Benilde High School
- Saint Louis Park - Benilde-St. Margaret's
- Saint Louis Park - Cedar Manor Elementary School
- Saint Louis Park - Central Junior High School
- Saint Louis Park - St. Louis Park High School
- Saint Louis Park - St. Louis Park High School
- Saint Peter - Gustavus Adolphus College
- St. Anthony - St. Anthony Village High School
- St. Bonifacius - Crown College
- St. Cloud - St. Cloud State University
- St. Paul - Apostolic Bible Institute
- St. Paul - Bethel College
- St. Paul - Bethel College and Seminary
- St. Paul - Bethel University
- St. Paul - Central High School
- St. Paul - College of St. Thomas
- St. Paul - College of St. Thomas
- St. Paul - Como Park Senior High School
- St. Paul - Hamline College
- St. Paul - Hamline University
- St. Paul - Harding High School
- St. Paul - Humboldt High School
- St. Paul - John A. Johnson High School
- St. Paul - Macalester College
- St. Paul - University of Northwestern - St.Paul
- St. Paul - University of St. Thomas
- St. Peter - Gustavus Adolphus College
- St. Peter - Gustavus Adolphus College
- Wabasso - Wabasso High School
- Waseca - Waseca High School
- White Bear Lake - White Bear Lake High School
- Windom - Windom High School
- Winona - College of Saint Teresa
- Winona - St. Mary's College
- Winona - Winona State University
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.