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)
- Aberdeen - Weatherwax High School
- Anacortes - Anacortes High School
- Arlington - Arlington High School
- Auburn - Auburn Academy
- Auburn - Auburn Adventist Academy
- Auburn - Auburn High School
- Auburn - Western Washington Missionary Academy
- Bellingham - Bellingham High School
- Bellingham - Washington State Normal School
- Bellingham - Western Washington University
- Bellingham - Whatcom High School
- Bellingham - Whatcom High School
- Bremerton - Bremerton High School
- Burlington - Burlington-Edison High School
- Carnation - Tolt High School
- Centralia - Centralia High School
- Chelan - Chelan High School
- Cheney - Cheney High School
- Cheney - Eastern Washington State College
- Cheney - Eastern Washington State College
- Cheney - Eastern Washington State University
- Cheney - Eastern Washington State University
- Cheney - State Normal School
- Colfax - Colfax High School
- Concrete - Concrete High School
- Coulee City - Almira Coulee Hartline High
- Coulee City - Coulee City/Coulee-Hartline High
- Davenport - Davenport High School
- Dayton - Dayton High School
- Duvall - Cedarcrest High School
- Edmonds - Edmonds High School
- Ellensburg - Central Washington State College
- Ellensburg - Central Washington University
- Ellensburg - Central Washington University
- Everett - Everett High School
- Everett - Everett High School
- Goldendale - Goldendale High School
- Ione - Ione High School
- Kapowsin - Kapowsin High School
- Kent - Kent Meridian High School
- Kirkland - Northwest College
- Kirkland - Northwest University
- Lacey - North Thurston High School
- Lacey - St. Martin's College
- Lacey - Timberline High School
- LaConner - LaConner High School
- Longview - Lower Columbia Junior College
- Marysville - Marysville High School
- Mount Vernon - Mount Vernon High School
- Oak Harbor - Oak Harbor High School
- Odessa - Odessa High School
- Otis Orchard - Otis Orchard High School
- Pullman - Pullman High School
- Pullman - Washington State University
- Pullman - Washington State University
- Pullman - Washington State University
- Ridgefield - Ridgefield High School
- Seattle - Broadway High School
- Seattle - Garfield High School
- Seattle - Queen Anne High School
- Seattle - Roosevelt High School
- Seattle - Saint Nicholas School
- Seattle - Seattle Pacific College
- Seattle - Seattle Pacific College
- Seattle - Seattle Pacific University
- Seattle - Seattle Seminary
- Seattle - Seattle University
- Seattle - University of Washington
- Seattle - University of Washington
- Sedro Woolley - Sedro-Woolley High School
- Selah - Selah High School
- South Bend - South Bend High School
- Spangle - Upper Columbia Academy
- Spokane - Ferris High School
- Spokane - Gonzaga Preparatory School
- Spokane - Gonzaga University
- Spokane - Hillyard High School
- Spokane - Holy Name Academy
- Spokane - Lewis and Clark High School
- Spokane - Lewis and Clark High School
- Spokane - Lewis and Clark High School
- Spokane - North Central High School
- Spokane - North Central High School
- Spokane - Rogers High School
- Spokane - Shadle Park High School
- Spokane - Spokane High School
- Spokane - Whitworth University
- Tacoma - Annie Wright School
- Tacoma - Annie Wright School
- Tacoma - Pacific Lutheran University
- Tacoma - Stadium High School
- Tacoma - University of Puget Sound
- Tacoma - Woodrow Wilson High School
- Vancouver - Washington State University, Vancouver
- Vera - Vera High School
- Walla Walla - Walla Walla High School
- Walla Walla - Walla Walla High School
- Walla Walla - Whitman College
- Wenatchee - Wenatchee High School
- Wenatchee - Wenatchee High School
- Wilson Creek - Marlin High School
- Wilson Creek - Wilson Creek High School
To see free online yearbooks from other states. please visit the Yearbooks page.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
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