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)
- Athens - Tennessee Wesleyan College
- Athens - Tennessee Wesleyan College
- Athens - Tennessee Wesleyan University
- Athens - Tennessee Wesleyan University
- Athens - University of Chattanooga, The Athens School
- Benton - Polk County High School
- Benton - Polk County High School
- Bluff City - Bluff City High School
- Bluff City - Sullivan East High School
- Bristol - Holston Valley High School
- Bristol - King College
- Bristol - Tennessee High School
- Bristol - Tennessee High School
- Bristol - Tennessee High School
- Chattanooga - Baylor School
- Chattanooga - Central High School
- Chattanooga - Red Bank High School
- Chattanooga - Tennessee Temple University
- Chattanooga - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- Chattanooga - University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
- Clarksville - Austin Peay State College
- Clarksville - Austin Peay University
- Clarksville - Burt High School
- Clarksville - Clarksville High School
- Clarksville - Southwestern Presbyterian University
- Cleveland - Church of God Bible Training School
- Cleveland - Lee College
- Cleveland - Lee University
- Cleveland - Lee University
- Coalmont - Grundy County High School
- Collegedale - Southern Adventist University
- Collegedale - Southern Adventist University
- Collegedale - Southern Junior College
- Collegedale - Southern Missionary College
- Cookeville - Cookeville Central High School
- Cookeville - Tennessee Technological University
- Cookeville - Tennessee Technological University
- Dayton - Bryan College
- Dayton - Bryan College
- Decaturville - Decatur County High School
- Decaturville - Riverside High School
- Eagleville - Eagleville High School
- Eagleville - Eagleville High School
- Elizabethton - Milligan College
- Elizabethton - Milligan University
- Fayetteville - Central High School
- Franklin - Franklin High School
- Greeneville - Tusculum College
- Harrogate - Lincoln Memorial University
- Harrogate - Lincoln Memorial University
- Henderson - Freed-Hardeman College
- Henderson - Freed-Hardeman College
- Jackson - Jackson State Community College
- Jackson - Lambuth College
- Jackson - Lambuth University
- Jackson - Lane College
- Jackson - Southwestern Baptist University
- Jackson - Union University
- Jackson - Union University
- Jackson - University of Memphis - Lambuth
- Jackson - University of Memphis Lambuth
- Jefferson City - Carson-Newman College
- Johnson City - East Tennessee State University
- Johnson City - East Tennessee State University
- Johnson City - East Tennessee State University
- Johnson City - State Teachers College
- Kingsport - Dobyns-Bennett High School
- Knoxville - Knoxville College
- Knoxville - University of Tennessee
- Knoxville - University of Tennessee
- Lebanon - Castle Heights Military Academy
- Lebanon - Cumberland University
- Lebanon - Lebanon High School
- Lexington - Lexington High School
- Lynnville - Jones High School
- Madisonville - Hiwassee College
- Manchester - Central High School
- Manchester - Central High School
- Martin - Hall-Moody Junior College
- Martin - University of Tennessee at Martin
- Martin - University of Tennessee Junior College
- Martin - University of Tennessee, Martin
- Maryville - Maryville College
- Maryville - Maryville College
- Maryville - Maryville High School
- McKenzie - Bethel University
- Memphis - Calvary Temple Academy
- Memphis - Christian Brothers High School
- Memphis - Crump Elementary School
- Memphis - Harding Academy
- Memphis - Immaculate Conception High School for Girls
- Memphis - Melrose High School
- Memphis - Memphis State University
- Memphis - Memphis State University
- Memphis - Memphis State University
- Memphis - Memphis Technical High School
- Memphis - Memphis University School
- Memphis - Rhodes College
- Memphis - Snowden High School
- Memphis - Southwestern at Memphis
- Memphis - University of Memphis
- Memphis - University of Tennessee, Health Science Center
- Milligan College - Milligan College
- Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee State Teachers College
- Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee State University
- Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee State University
- Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee State University
- Murfreesboro - Middle Tennessee State University
- Nashville - Belmont College
- Nashville - Central High School
- Nashville - David Lipscomb University
- Nashville - Fisk University
- Nashville - Harpeth Hall High School
- Nashville - John Trotwood Moore Junior High School
- Nashville - Meharry Medical College
- Nashville - Montgomery Bell Academy
- Nashville - Peabody College
- Nashville - Tennessee Agricultural and Industrial State College
- Nashville - Tennessee State University
- Nashville - Trevecca Nazarene College
- Nashville - Trevecca Nazarene College
- Nashville - Trevecca Nazarene University
- Nashville - University of Nashville
- Nashville - University of the South
- Nashville - University of the South
- Nashville - Vanderbilt University
- Nashville - Vanderbilt University
- Nashville - Ward Belmont School
- Nashville - Ward Seminary
- Nashville - Ward-Belmont College
- Nashville - Ward-Belmont School
- Ooltewah - Ooltewah High School
- Parsons - Parsons High School
- Pulaski - Martin Methodist College
- Reagan - Scotts Hill High School
- Rives - Rives High School
- Sewanee - Sewanee Military Academy
- Sewanee - University of the South
- Sewanee - University of the South
- Tullahoma - Tullahoma High School
- Winchester - Franklin County High School
- Winchester - North Junior High School
To see free online yearbooks from other states. please visit the Yearbooks page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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