Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​​

• Alachua County Voters List 1845
• Anderson County Voters List 1871
• Anderson County Voters Register 1873-1875
• Austin 1892 Voter Registration List
• Austin Voter Registration List 1873
• Bexar County, San Antonio Voters Register, Mar. 1905
• Cooke County, List of Registered Voters, 1867-1869
• Hays County Voter Registration 1867-1869
• Hunt County List of Registered Voters, 1867-1872
• Hunt County Registered Voters 1868
• Matagorda County Voter Registrations 1867
• Milam County, Voters Registration 1867-1869
• Nacogdoches County, Register of Voters Names Extract, 1867
• Navarro County Poll List 1846
• Navarro County, Birdston Precinct Poll Tax Receipts Transcriptions 1912
• Navarro County, Voter Registers, 1867-1869
• Panola County Voters List 1865-66
• Smith County, Index to List of registered voters, 1867-1869; List of registered voters, 1872
• Smith County, Index to List of Registered Voters, 1867-1869; List of Registered Voters, 1872
• Starr County Voter Registrations 1867-1869
• Tarrant County, List of Registered Voters 1867-1869
• Texas Special Voter's Registration 1867-1869
• Texas, Special Voter Registration, 1867-1869
• Travis County Voter Registration Lists 1920-1976
• Tyler County Voter Registration Records 1867 – 1869
• Van Zandt County,  Voter Registration List 1867 through 1869, occupational Taxes 1869 through 1874, Poll Taxes 1872
• Wise County Voter Registration List 1867-1869

For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Texas Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​

• Darlington County List of Voters about 1876
  
• Lexington County, Voter Registration, 1868
  
• Lexington County, Minutes of Meetings, 1882-1906
  
• Marion County Voter List 1809
  
• Richland County, Index to Voter Registration, 1868
  
• South Carolina, Abstract of Voter Registrations Reported to the Military Government, 1868
  
• South Carolina, County Voter Registration Records, 1882-1895
  
• Sumter County, Stateburg Township, Voter Registration List 1868-1869 
  
• Williamsburg County, Voter Registration Books, 1882-1895
  
• York County, Voter Registration Book, 1884-1895

For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free South Carolina Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Accomack County Congressional Poll for 1815
• Accomack County Presidential Election ballots, 1836-1860
• Alexandria African American Voter Registration 1902-1954
• Alexandria County Poll Books and other materials, 1902-1948, 1958
• Alexandria, Poll Lists, 1850-1852
• Arlington County Voting applications for Clarendon Precinct, 1942-1948
• Bath County Voter Lists, 1791-1821
• Brunswick County, Poll List 1748
• Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951
• Isle of Wight County Register of free negro certification, 1785-1870
• Isle of Wight County Voting Records, 1900-1951
• Isle of Wight County, 1813 Voting for Virginia General Assembly
• Isle of Wight County, 1815 Voting for Virginia General Assembly
• Lancaster County, Election Polls, 1752-1799
• Loudon County, Poll Book, v. A, 1801-1821
• Mecklenburg County, List of Colored Voters Registered at Pearsons Store precinct in Palmers Springs magisterial district
• Nelson County Voters Records, 1902-1927
• Northumberland County, Lists of Voters and Polls, 1796, 1839-1899
• Northumberland County, Poll Lists 1850-92
• Prince Edward County Miscellaneous Papers
• Princess Anne County, Election Poll Records, 1691-1865
• Smyth County List of Registered Voters for the 3rd Magisterial District 1866
• Southampton County, Poll Books, 1777-1877
• Surry County, Voter Records, 1783-1970
• Westmoreland County, Poll Lists, 1653-1859

​
For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Virginia Links, click on the category of interest:​

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the states:

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)​
​

• Free Delaware Online Alumni Records
• Free District of Columbia Online Alumni Records
• Free Maryland Online Alumni Records
  
• Free New Jersey Online Alumni Records
  
• Free New York Online Alumni Records
  
• Free Pennsylvania Online Alumni Records
• Free Virginia Online Alumni Records
• Free West Virginia Online Alumni Records

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:

​Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​

• Bloomsburg University Alumni Quarterly Magazine
• Bloomsburg University Alumni Directory
• Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Alumni Magazines
• Bucknell University, Alumni Catalogue,  1851-1910
• Bucknell University, Alumni Magazine
• Butler University Alumni Magazine
• California University of Pennsylvania Monthly Alumni Newsletter
• Chatham University Alumni Magazine
• Chatham University Alumni Magazine
• Clarion University Alumni Magazines
• Clarion University Alumni Newsletters and Magazines
• Delaware County Christian School Alumni Newsletters
• Dickinson College, Alumni Record
• Edinboro University Magazine
• Elizabethtown College Etownian Alumni Edition
• Franklin and Marshall College, Catalogue of Officers and Students, 1787-1903
• Geibel Catholic Alumni Newsletter
• Geneva College Alumni Newsletter
• Haverford College Alumni Magazine
• Haverford College, Biographical Catalogue of the Matriculates, 1833-1900
• Homoeopathic Medical College of Pennsylvania and the Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital of Philadelphia, pre-1918, Biographical Index of the Graduates
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Alumni Directory
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Alumni Newsletters
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Commencement Programs
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Alumni Extra
• Indiana State Teachers College Alumni Bulletin
• Keystone College Alumni Magazine
• King's College Magazine
• Kiski School Alumni Bulletin
• Kutztown University Alumni Magazine
• Kutztown University Commencement Programs
• La Salle University Commencement Programs
• Lafayette College Alumni Magazine
• Lafayette College Alumni News
• Lafayette College, Alumni Biographical Sketches
• Lafayette Magazine
• Lehigh University Alumni Directory
• Lincoln University  Alumni News
• Lincoln University Alumni Directory, 1912-1991
• Lock Haven University Commencement Programs
• Lycoming College Alumni Magazine
• Mansfield State College, Alumni Directory 1978
• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Alumni Directory
• Mansfield University of Pennsylvania's Music Department's Alumni Newsletter
• Messiah University Alumni Magazine
• Millersville University Magazine
• Penn Alumni Newsletters
• Penn College of Technology Alumni Magazine
• Penn State Alumni Quarterly
• Penn State College of Medicine Alumni Newsletter
• Pennsylvania College of Gettysburg, Alumni Directory, 1832-1918
• Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences Magazine
• Pennsylvania College of Technology Alumni Newsletters
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Commencement Programs
• Robert Morris University Alumni News
• Salus University Alumni News
• Shady Side Academy Alumni Magazine
• Shady Side Academy Alumni Newsletters
• Slippery Rock University Alumni News
• Susquehanna University Alumni Newsletters
• Swarthmore College, Alumni Register, 1862-1930
• University of Pennsylvania Alumni Register
• University of Pennsylvania Commencement Programs
• University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education Alumni Magazine
• University of Pennsylvania, Alumni Register
• University of Pennsylvania, Catalogue of the Alumni of the Medical Department
• University of Pennsylvania, General Alumni Catalogue, 1922
• University of Pennsylvania Health System and the Perelman School of Medicine Magazine
• University of Pittsburgh Magazine
• University of the Arts Commencement Programs
• University of the Sciences Alumni Magazine
• University of the Sciences Alumni News
• Washington & Jefferson College Alumni Magazine
• Washington and Jefferson College, General Alumni Catalogue, 1918
• Waynesburg University Alumni Newsletters
• West Chester University Alumni Magazine
• Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf Alumni news
• Western University of Pennsylvania, Alumni Register, Collegiate and Engineering Departments, Department of Law
• Westminster College Alumni Newsletter
• Wharton Alumni Magazine
• York College of Pennsylvania Magazine

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

For other Free Pennsylvania Links, click on the category of interest:

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Caldwell Parish Voter Registration List, 1913
• Catahoula Parish Voter Registrations 1878
• Exeter Town and vital Records 1808-1893
• Greenwood Town and vital Records, 1797-1920
• Harrison Town and vital Records, 1805-1919
• Nance-Oncale, Registrar of Voters, Registration Cards,  1941-1948
• Natchitoches Parish Poll Taxes : paid for 1912, prior to January 1, 1913
• Natchitoches Parish Voter Records 1938-39 (attached records)
• Natchitoches Parish Voter Registrations 1898 
• New Orleans, Voter Registration Cards, 1920-1940, second series
• Orleans and St. Tammany Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905
• Orleans Parish  Registrar of Voters, Index to registration of foreign born persons, 1880-1916
• Orleans Parish, Voter Registration Records, 1891-1952
• Pownal Town and vital Records, 1808-1891
• Scarborough Town and vital Records, 1681-1893 (1908)
• Standish Town and vital Records, 1786-1939
• Union Parish Voter Registration 1898
• Winn Parish List of Voters 1898
• Wiscasset Town and vital Records, 1739-1929
• Yarmouth Town Records, vol. 1-2, 1849-1893

​
For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.
​
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Louisiana Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Carroll County Voters List, 167 (partial)
• Carroll County Personal Roll Books of assessment of personal property Polls, ca. 1851-1906
• DeSoto County, Cockrum Precinct Primary Poll Book: 1930 - 1939
• DeSoto County, Miller Precinct Registration Book: 1930 - 1952
• DeSoto County, Olive Branch Poll 1930
• Hancock County Voters' Registration, 1891-1948
• Harrison County Voter Registration Records, ca. 1892-1963
• Hinds County Voter Registration Poll Books, 1878-1940
• Hinds County, Voter Registration Poll Books, 1878-1940
• Jackson County, Voting Registrations, 1891-1967
• Lafayette County Voter Registration Books and Poll Books, 1867-1906
• Lauderdale County Poll Taxes, 1835
• Lauderdale County Poll Taxes, 1836
• Lowndes County Poll Books 1876-1935
• Mississippi, Voter Registration, 1876-1967
• Sunflower County Voter Registration, Sandy Bayou 1938-1952
• Sunflower County Voter Registration, Sunflower Plantation 1938-1952
• Sunflower County Voter Registration, Sunflower Plantation, Beat 5 1938-1951

For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Mississippi Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Escambia County Voters, 1845
• Escambia County Voters, 1908
• Florida Territorial and State Voter Records, 1826-1865
• Florida Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-68
• Florida, County Voter Registration Records, 1867-1905
• Florida, Election Returns, 1845
• Florida, Statehood Election Returns, 1845
• Glades County Voter Lists 1921-1935
• Hamilton County Voter's List, 1845
• Hendry County List of Qualified Voters 1867-1934
• Jackson County Voters List 1845
• Jefferson County Voters List 1845
• Leon County Voter List 1845
• Levy County Voting Registers 1920-1956
• Marion County Registered Voters 1908
• Saint Johns County Voter Registration Rolls, 1867-68
• Santa Rosa County Voters 1842
• Santa Rosa County Voters 1845
• St. Augustine, Voter Registration Lists  1890 -1916
• St. Lucie and Brevard County Voters 1844-1864
• Statehood Election Returns, 1845
• Washington County Voters 1845

For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Florida Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records, 1868-1910
• Crawford County, Electors who have paid their Poll Tax for the year, 1892
• Desha County, Common school Record, 1866-1877; Lists of persons who paid Poll Tax, 1892-1918
• Franklin County Register of Legal Voter, 1868-1873
• Greene County, Poll Tax, 1892
• Greene County, List of Poll Tax payers,1945
• Hempstead County Register of Legal Voters, 1868
• Howard County Record of Voters, 1904-1916
• Independence County Voters Register, 1873
• Lawrence County Records of Voters, 1893-1910
• Lawrence County Register of Legal Voters, 1869-1873
• Logan County, List of Poll Tax Payers - 1948
• Logan County, List of Poll Tax payers for the year 1948 : who paid their Poll Tax on or before October 1, 1949
• Logan County, List of Poll Tax payers for the year 1951 : who paid their Poll Tax on or before October 1, 1951
• Marion County Voters List 1893
• Newton County Register of Legal Voters, 1868
• Newton County, Book for judges of election at national polls, 1874-1878
• Pope County Voters Record, 1872
• Saline County Poll Tax Lists, 1907, 1911, 1926
• Sevier County Registration of Voters, 1868, 1870
• Sevier County, Record of Voters, 1868-1966
• Yell County Voter Registration 1868

​
For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Arkansas Links, click on the category of interest:​

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:

​Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​

• Annunciation School Alumni Newsletter
• Canisius High School Alumni Magazine
• City College of New York Alumni Newsletter
• City College of New York Alumnus Magazine
• City University of New York, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism Alumni Newsletters
• Columbia Alumni News
• Columbia University, Alumni Publication
• Columbia University, Alumni Quarterly Magazine
• Columbia University. College of Pharmacy. Alumni Journal
• Columbia University. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Catalogue of the Alumni, Officers and Fellows, 1807-1891
• Columbia University. Graduate School of Journalism, Black Alumni Network
• Columbia University-Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association, Quarterly Magazine
• Cornell University (Ithaca, New York) - Cornell University Alumni Directory, 1868-1931
• Cornell University Alumni Directory, 1868-1931
• Cornell University Alumni Publications, 1899-
• Cornell University Directory of Living Alumni, 1868-1938
• Cornell University, Addresses of Alumni - 1898
• Fashion Institute Of Technology Alumni Magazine
• Fordham University Alumni News
• Fordham University Magazine
• Hamilton College, Alumni and Attendees, 1812-1908
• Hicksville High School Alumni Newsletter
• Hofstra University Commencement Programs
• Hunter College Commencements and Convocations/Programs
• Hunter College High School Alumni News
• Ithaca College Alumni News
• LaGuardia High School Alumni News
• Lehman College Alumni Newsletter
• New York Institute of Technology Magazine
• New York Law School Alumni Registers
• New York Law School Commencement Programs
• New York Medical College Commencement Programs
• New York Medical College, Alumni Newsletters
• New York University Alumni and Friends Connect
• New York University Alumni Magazine
• New York University, Biographical Catalogue of the Chancellors, Professors and Graduates, 1894
• New York University, General Alumni Catalogue, 1833-1905
• Niagara County Community College Commencement Programs
• Nichols School Alumni Newsletter
• NYU Stern School of Business Alumni Newsletters
• Oakwood Friends School Alumni News
• Pace University Commencements
• Pratt Institute Alumni News
• Regis High School Alumni News
• St. Mary's Institute Alumni Newsletters
• State University of New York College of Medicine, Alumni Association Highlights, 1880-1955 and Biographies of Graduates, 1900-1955
• Stony Brook University Alumni News
• SUNY Binghamton University Alumni Newsletter
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Alumni News
• SUNY Cortland Commencement Programs
• SUNY Morrisville Alumni Newsletter
• SUNY New Paltz Alumni Magazine
• SUNY Polytechnic Institute Alumni Newsletters
• SUNY Potsdam Alumni Magazine
• SUNY University at Albany Commencement Programs
• SUNY, Buffalo State Alumni News
• SUNY, Fredonia Alumni Magazine
• Susquehanna University Alumni Newsletters
• Syracuse University, Alumni Record and General Catalogue, 1899
• The New School Alumni News
• Union College, Officers and Alumni, 1795-1895
• Union Theological Seminary, Alumni Catalogue 1836-1947
• United States Military Academy, Register of Graduates and Former Cadets
• University of Rochester, Alumni Address List, 1909, 1915
• Vassar College, Officers and Graduates, 1861-1910
• Wheatley School Alumni Newsletters
• Yeshiva University Alumni News
• York Prep Alumni News

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

For other Free New York Links, click on the category of interest:

The Digital Library of Georgia just announced that 58 titles have been added during the spring and summer of 2020 to the Georgia Historic Newspapers website. The complete announcement can be found HERE.

The announcement also discusses where the funding for each of the added titles came from. 

Here is a list of the titles (and funding organization):
​
Titles funded by the Burke County Genealogical and Historical Society

• True Citizen (Waynesboro), 1902-1926

Titles funded by the Forsyth County Government

• Forsyth County News (Cumming), 1959-1995

Titles funded by the Georgia Public Library Service

• Adairsville Banner, 1898
• Adairsville Ledger, 1890
• Bartow Tribune (Cartersville), 1911-1917
• Bartow tribune. The Cartersville news, 1917-1923
• Cartersville American, 1882-1886
• Cartersville Courant, 1885-1886
• Cartersville Courant-American, 1888-1889
• Cartersville Express, 1880-1889
• Cartersville News, 1904-1917
• Cartersville Sentinel, 1874
• Coffee County Gazette (Pearson), 1880-1881
• Coffee County Progress (Douglas), 1913-1925
• Courant-American (Cartersville), 1887-1888
• Courant-American (Cartersville), 1889-1901
• Dade County Gazette (Rising Fawn), 1879-1882
• Dade County News (Trenton), 1888-1889
• Dade County Sentinel (Trenton), 1901-1908
• Dade County Times (Trenton), 1908
• Dade County Weekly Times (Rising Fawn), 1884-1888
• Dade County Weekly Times (Trenton), 1889
• Douglas Breeze, 1895-1902
• Douglas Enterprise, 1905-1926
• Douglas Weekly Breeze, 1903-1905
• Emerson News, 1897
• Free Press (Cartersville), 1878-1883
• Henry County Weekly (Hampton), 1879-1891
• Henry County Weekly (McDonough), 1892-1923
• Henry County Weekly and Henry County Times (McDonough), 1891
• Kingston Times, 1910
• Moultrie Observer, 1899
• News (Cartersville), 1901
• News and Courant (Cartersville), 1901-1904
• Pearson Tribune, 1917-1922
• State of Dade News (Trenton), 1891-1901
• Voice of the People (Cartersville), 1892
• Weekly Cartersville Express, 1866
• Willacoochee Record, 1912
• Willacoochee Sun, 1907-1908
• Willacoochee Times, 1921, 1930

Titles funded by the Houston County Public Library System

• Houston Daily Journal (Perry), 2006-2007
• Houston Home Journal (Perry), 1993-1994
• Houston Home Journal (Perry), 1999-2005
• Houston Home Journal (Perry), 2007-2008
• Houston Times-Journal (Perry), 1994-1999

Titles funded by the Knox Foundation with support from the Friends of the Augusta Library

• Augusta Daily Herald, 1908-1914
• Augusta Herald, 1890-1908
• Augusta Herald, 1914-1924

Titles funded by the Middle Georgia State University Library through a grant from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council (GHRAC)

• Cochran Journal, 1910-1913

Titles funded by the National Digital Newspaper Program

• Americus Times Recorder, 1901-1919

Titles funded by the R.J. Taylor, Jr. Foundation and the Gwinnett Historical Society

• Gwinnett Herald (Lawrenceville), 1885-1897
• Lawrenceville News, 1894, 1897
• News-Herald (Lawrenceville), 1899-1924
• Weekly Gwinnett Atlas (Lawrenceville), 1917
• Weekly Gwinnett Herald (Lawrenceville), 1871-1885

Titles Funded by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah

• Bulletin (Monroe), 1961-1962
• Southern Cross (Savannah), 1963-2000

In my opinion, the state of Georgia has done an outstanding job - not only consolidating the previous disparate sites, but also adding new titles - not an easy task.

For all of the Georgia Historic Newspapers website titles as well as links to other free Georgia historical newspaper websites, please visit Georgia Online Historical Newspapers Summary

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Alabama (Most counties) Voter Registration Records Database 1867 
• Autauga County, Poll Tax Records, 1902-1930
• Autauga County, Registration Book of Voters, 1908-1918
• Baldwin County Voter’s Registration 1916 
• Baldwin County Voters List 1813 
• Baldwin County Voters List 1817 
• Barbour County, Alabama, Poll Tax Records, 1892-1908
• Bibb County, Record of Registered Voters, 1920-1951
• Blount County Voting Registers, 1894-1956 
• Blount County, Tax Records, 1860-1960
• Calhoun County Register of Voters, 1906-1942 
• Chilton County, Poll Tax, 1901-1940
• Clarke County, Poll Tax Record Book, 1897-1914
• Clay County, Voting Registers, 1906-1936
• Coffee County, Registered Voters, 1908-1926
• Conecuh County, Alphabetical Registration of Voters, 1908-1916
• Conecuh County, Poll Tax Records, 1920-1932
• Crenshaw County Qualified Voter List 1928 
• Crenshaw County, Registration Records, 1902-1933
• Dallas County, Poll Taxes, 1901-1950
• DeKalb County, Alphabetical List of Registered Voters, 1902-1930
• DeKalb County, Registration and Poll Tax Records, 1901-1969
• Elmore County Registration of Voters 1908-1926 
• Fayette County Voter Registration 1908 
• Fayette County, Voter Registration 1867 
• Henry County Election Records 1884, 1900 
• Jefferson County List of Registered Voters, 1914-1932 
• Lamar County, Voters Register, 1901-1919
• Limestone County, Registration of Voters, 1903-1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914-1916, 1919-1933, 1936-1941, 1903-1941
• Lowndes County, Voter's Register, 1901-1933
• Madison County, Owens Cross Roads Voters List 1902-1926 
• Madison County, Voter Registration Cards and Registers, 1901-1975 
• Mobile County Voting Records and Women Voter Lists 1920-1921 
• Mobile County, Voter Registration Oath Book, v. 1, and Poll Tax Cards, ca. 1870-1981
• Morgan County Voters Registration Records 1922-1935 
• Morgan County, Decatur, Voters's Registration Records, 1902-1915
• Morgan County, Poll Tax List, 1901-1943
• Perry County, Marion Voters 1828 
• Perry County, List of Registered Voters, 1902-1920
• Perry County, Poll Tax Records, 1868-1929
• Pickens County, Registers of Voters, 1908-1931
• Shelby County, loose court files, Drawer 17-A, 1850-1917
• Shelby County, loose court files, Drawer 41-A, 1848-1906
• Shelby County, Tax Books, 1840-1924
• Shelby County, Registration of Voters, 1908-1924
• Sumter County Voter List 1845 
• Sumter County, List of Registered Voters, 1902-1940
• Talladega County List of Registered Voters, 1902-1927 
• Talladega County, Poll Tax Records, 1901-1954
• Tallapoosa County, Registration Roll for Voters, 1902-1923
• Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, Poll Tax Records, 1901-1945
• Walker County Voter Registration and Loyalty Oaths, 1867  
• Washington County List of Registered Voters 1901 
• Wilcox County, Poll Tax Records, 1886-1906
• Wilcox County, Register of Voters, 1908 and 1912
• Winston County Voter Registration and Loyalty Oaths, 1867 

​
For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Alabama Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Banks County, 1867 Registered Voter Returns 
• Banks County, 1867 Registered Voter Returns - Section 2 
• Banks County, 1867 Registered Voter Returns - Section 3 
• Banks County, Voters Register, 1898
• Berrien County Voters List for 1890-1891, 1892-1893, 1894-1895
• Brooks County, List of Voters, 1898-1900
• Brooks County, Voters Registration for the year 1910
• Bryan County Voter Register, 1914 
• Bulloch County, Voting Registration Books, 1865-1898
• Burke County, Miscellaneous Records in the office of the Ordinary, 1787-1918
• Camden County, Court of Ordinary Miscellaneous papers, 1866-1914 [Camden County, Georgia]
• Camden County, Miscellaneous loose Records of Camden County, 1790-1924
• Chatham County, City of Savannah Voters Registers, 1856-1896
• Chattahoochee County, Voters List, 1895-1900, 1907-1909
• Clarke County Voter Lists 1890-1894 
• Clarke County Voters List 1908  
• Clayton County, Voters' Register, 1898-1920
• Clinch County, A List of Voters, 1896 - 1898, 1900, 1904, 1914, 1915
• Columbia County, Voters Book, 1896-1897
• Columbia County, Voters List, 1909-1912
• Coweta County, Voters List, 1905 and 1908
• Dade County, Register of Voters, 1909-1916, 1920-1928
• De Kalb County, Atlanta, Oak Grove District, Voters List, 1926 
• Decatur County White and Colored Voter Registration, 1886-1894 
• Decatur County, Voter Registrations, White and Colored, 1902 
• Dodge County, Register of Voters, 1888-1926, and disqualified Voters, 1894 and 1900
• Early County Voter Lists 1896, 1898, 1900 
• Echols County, Register of Voters, 1910-1912
• Echols County, Voters List, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1902
• Effingham County, Register of Voters, Militia Districts, 1911-1932 
• Elbert County Records, 1790-2002
• Elbert County, Election Records 
• Floyd County, Elections and Election Returns, 1859-1889
• Fulton County Records from the Atlanta History Center, 1827-1955
• Fulton County, Atlanta, Voters List, 1926 
• Georgia, County Voter Registrations, 1856-1909
• Georgia, Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868 
• Gilmer County, List of Voters, 1895-1898 
• Glascock County, Voters Register, 1909
• Hancock County, Voters List, 1895-1900
• Heard County Voter Registration List 1867 
• Jasper County, Miscellaneous Records, 1808-1935
• Jasper County, Tax Digests, 1808-1935
• Jefferson County Voter Lists, 1897, 1902 
• Johnson County, Qualified Returns of Voters, 1867-1869 
• Johnson County, Voters Register, 1898-1908
• Liberty County Voters Books 1896-1899 
• Lincoln County Register of Voters, 1896 
• Marion County, Voters Lists, white and colored, 1898-1906, incomplete years
• McDuffie County, Colored Voters Register, 1886-1894
• McIntosh County, Election Returns and Miscellaneous County papers
• McIntosh County, Registered Voters, 1877-1934
• Montgomery County Voters Lists, 1902-1912 
• Morgan County, Minutes, 1808-1903
• Morgan County, Tax defaulters, 1885-1895 : disqualified Voters, 1891-1895, 1898-1899
• Newton County, Voter Registration, 1895-1897 
• Paulding County, Register of Voters, 1896, 1898, 1900 and 1921
• Pierce County, Disqualified Voters of Pierce County, 1896-1900; Voters List, 1913-1916
• Polk County, Voters List, 1909
• Reconstruction Registration Oath Books, 1867-1868
• Savannah and Chatham County Foreign-born Voters 1867 ( a few links work and some do not) 
• Spalding County, Voter Register, 1895-1896
• Sumter County Voting Registers (white and colored), 1909 
• Taliaferro County, Registered Voters, 1892-1903
• Tattnall County Voter Register, 1910 
• Tattnall County, Voters Register, 1878-1919
• Terrell County Voting Registrations, 1895-1909 
• Thomas County Voters Registers 1898 
• Towns County, Voters Register, 1898-1900
• Union County, Voters Register, 1895-1904
• Walker County, Voters Register, 1899-1900
• Walton County Veterans and Descendants Voter Registers, 1909-1910 
• Walton County, Voter Registration Records, 1891-1910
• Ware County, Voters List, 1900
• Warren County, List of Registered Voters, 1893-1899 
• Wayne County Registered Voters 1892 
• Wayne County, Voters List, 1896-1920
• Wilcox County Voter Registrations, 1894, 1896-98, 1903, 1908 
• Wilkes County, Veterans & descendants, Registered Voters, 1911 

​
For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Georgia Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Alamance County Elections Records, 1897-1962
• Alexander County, Voting Records, 1869-1968
• Alleghany County, Voting Records, 1878-1944
• Alleghany County, Tax, Election and road Records, 1848-1913
• Anson County Record of Elections, 1878-1932,1936-1962
• Ashe County, Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908
• Avery County, Voting Records, 1912-1970
• Beaufort County Voter Registration Books 1868-1898
• Beaufort County Record of Elections, 1878-1960
• Beaufort County, Election Record
• Bertie County, Voting Records, 1878-1932
• Bladen County, Voting Records, 1896-1960
• Brunswick County Election Records, 1934-1962
• Brunswick County, Voting Records, 1898-1972
• Buncombe County Election Records, ca. 1871-1900
• Buncombe County, Voter Registration, 1902-1904
• Burke County, Voting Records, 1898-1970
• Burke County, Elections Records, 1880-1962
• Cabarrus County Record of Elections, 1878-1900, 1896-1916, 1898-1904, 1938-1964
• Caldwell County, Voting Records, 1898-1968
• Camden County Record of Elections, 1878-1960
• Camden County, South Mills, Voter Registration Book 1903-1915
• Carteret County, Voting Records, 1897-1958
• Caswell County Elections Records, 1884-1962
• Catawba County, Voting Records, 1906-1966
• Catawba County, Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908
• Chatham County Voter Registration Books, 1882-1896
• Chatham County, Voter Registration Books, 1888-1896
• Chowan County, Election Records, ca. 1875-1912
• Clay County, Voting Records, 1878-1966
• Cleveland County, Voting Records, 1878-1936
• Columbus County, Tax Records, 1910-1916
• Columbus County, Voting Records, 1878-1936
• Craven County Voter Registration Records, 1902-1908
• Craven County, Voting Records, 1878-1969
• Cumberland County Election Records, 1906-1960
• Cumberland County, Voting Records, 1906-1960
• Currituck County NC Extant Voter Registrations of 1867
• Currituck County Return of Votes cast, 1896-1916; Record of Election, 1878-1932
• Dare County, Voting Records, 1878-1948
• Davidson County, Voting Records, 1878-1966
• Davie County Tax Records, 1838-1905
• Davie County, Voting Records, 1878-1967
• Dobbs County Voter List 1779
• Dobbs County/Greene County 18th Century Voter Lists
• Duplin County Record of Elections, 1878-1960
• Duplin County, Miscellaneous Record, 1754-1947
• Durham County, Voting Records, 1881-1904
• Edgecombe County Poll Tax Records, [1901], 1907-1910
• Edgecombe County, Voting Records, 1902-1908
• Edgecombe County, Election Records, 1878-1960
• Franklin County, Poll Tax Records, 1902-1904
• Franklin County, Voting Records, 1924-1932
• Franklin County, Election Records, 1924-1932
• Gaston County Election Records, 1880-1882
• Gaston County, Voting Records, 1890-1932
• Gates County Election Records, 1880-1964
• Granville County Voting Registers, 1902-1908
• Granville County, Voting Records, 1878-1968
• Granville County, Poll Tax Records, 1902
• Greene County, Voting Records, 1878-1966
• Halifax County, Voting Records, 1878-1922
• Halifax County, Record of Elections, 1924-1961
• Hanover County, Wilmington Voters List 1780
• Harnett County, Voting Records, 1896-1966
• Haywood County Permanent Registration of Voters 1902-1912
• Haywood County, Certificates of Permanent Registration and Oaths 1902-1908
• Haywood County, Voting Records, 1878-1940
• Hertford County Election Records, 1878-1962
• Hoke County, Voting Records, 1916-1966
• Hyde County Record of Elections, 1880-1956
• Hyde County Tax Records, 1740-1936
• Iredell County, Voting Records, 1878-1964
• Jackson County, Permanent Registration, 1902-1908
• Jackson County, Voting Records, 1878-1968
• Johnston County Voter Registration Records 1902
• Johnston County Record of Elections, 1878-1926
• Jones County, Elections Records, 1878-1964
• Lee County, Voting Records, 1908-1946
• Lenoir County, Voting Records, 1924-1974
• Lincoln County Election Records, 1878-1894, 1898-1904, 1924-1934 and 1954-1962
• Lincoln County, Permanent Roll of Registered Voters, 1902-1908
• Macon County, Election Records
• Macon County, Voting Records, 1878-1970
• Madison County, Voting Records, 1878-1968
• Madison County, Voting Registers, ca. 1932-1964
• Martin County, Voting Records, 1878-1922
• Martin County, Election Records, 1922-1962
• McDowell County, Voting Records, 1896-1968
• Mecklenburg County, Voting Records, 1908-1920
• Mitchell County, Voting Records, 1880-1970
• Mitchell County, Tax Records 1873-1911
• Montgomery County, Voting Records, 1880-1894
• Montgomery County, Election Records, 1896-1962
• Moore County, Voting Records, 1880-1933
• Nash County Election Record, 1830-1908, 1926-1962
• New Hanover County Record of Elections, 1878-1928, 1944-1960
• North Carolina, County Records, 1833-1970
• North Carolina, Voter Registration Records, 1868-1898
• Northampton County Registered Voters 1902-1908
• Northampton County, Voting Records, 1880-1968
• Onslow County, Voting Records, 1878-1944
• Orange County Poll Tax Register 1902-1914
• Orange County Voter Registration 1896-1898
• Orange County Record of Elections, 1897-1962; minutes of board Meetings, 1956-1962
• Orange County, Voting Records, 1897-1960
• Pamlico County, Permanent Registration of Voters, 1902-1908
• Pamlico County, Record of Elections, 1926-1948, 1950-1968
• Pasquotank County Record of Elections, 1878-1960
• Pasquotank County Registration Book for Voters, 1892-1900
• Pasquotank County, Voting Records 1899-1922
• Pender County, Voting Records, 1918-1966
• Perquimans County Election Records, 1790-1868, 1878-1904, 1950-1960
• Person County, Voting Records, 1906-1964
• Pitt County Election Records, 1878-1962
• Polk County Registered Voters 1902-1908
• Polk County, Voting Records, 1878-1950
• Randolph County Registered Voters 1902-1908
• Randolph County, Voting Records, 1878-1972
• Randolph County, Election Records and Returns, 1791-1902
• Richmond County Registered Voters 1902-1908
• Richmond County Record of Elections, 1878-1964
• Rockingham County, Voting Records, 1878-1922
• Rowan County Election Records, 1897-1904
• Rowan County Record of Elections, 1880-1958
• Rowan County, Election Record
• Rowan County, Miscellaneous Records
• Rowan County, Voting Records, 1878-1948
• Rutherford County, Voting Records 1930-1940
• Rutherford County, Election Records, 1878-1964
• Rutherfordton Town Council Records, 1873-1964
• Sampson County Voter Registration Records 1902-1908
• Sampson County, Record of Elections, 1920-1964
• Stanly County Registered Voters, 1902-1908
• Stanly County, Poll Tax Records, 1912-1918
• Stanly County, Voting Records, 1878-1964
• Stokes County, Record of Elections, 1790-1964
• Surry County Poll Books 1878-1950
• Surry County, Voter Registrations, 1904, 1902-1908
• Surry County, Voting Records, 1878-1920
• Surry County, Election Records, 1878-1898
• Transylvania County Permanent Register, 1902-1908 : Election Records
• Transylvania County Voter Registration Records, 1902-1934
• Transylvania County, Voting Records, 1874-1968
• Tyrrell County, Voting Records, 1880-1903
• Union County, Voting Records, 1878-1928
• Vance County, Voting Records, 1884-1966
• Wake County Permanent Registration of Voters 1904-1906
• Wake County, List of Persons Paying Poll Tax 1891-1918
• Wake County, Voting Records, 1886-1959
• Wake County, Election Returns, 1790-1938
• Warren County Record of Elections, 1842-1964
• Wayne County Voter Lists and Results​
• Wayne County Record of Elections,1792-1964
• Wayne County Tax Records, 1780-1920
• Willow Springs, Voting Register, 1907

For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free North Carolina Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Benton County, Land and Poll Tax List 1836
• Coffee County, Poll Tax-road releases (Coffee County, Tennessee), 1879-1920
• Franklin County, Tax and Voter Registration List, 1812
• Gibson County Poll Tax Records, 1823-1900
• Gibson County, Tennessee, Gibson County, Voting Records, 1831-1900
• Giles County Poll Tax Lists, 1836
• Grainger County, Grainger County, Tennessee Tax List, 1814-1815
• Grainger County, Tax List, 1814-1815, Grainger County, Tennessee
• Hancock County Voter's List 1891
• Hardeman County, Voter Registers and Poll Lists, 1865, 1866, 1869, 1870, 1879, 1896
• Hawkins County Poll List, 1847
• Hawkins County Voter List 1790
• Hawkins County Voter Lists 1820-1929
• Henderson County, Henderson County, Tennessee County Court Records, 1850-1903; Indexes, 1850-1903 , 1850-1903
• Lake County Voters List 1891
• Lauderdale County Election and Voter Records 1844-1927, 1942
• Lauderdale County, Roadwork excuses and Poll Tax (Lauderdale County, Tennessee), 1882-1927
• Lawrence County Certified List of Registered Voters
• Lawrence County Voters List 1818
• Loudon County Poll Tax List, 1890
• Madison County, Tennessee, Madison County, Poll Tax Records, 1856-1932
• Maury County - 1832 Poll Tax List
• Memphis, Shelby County, Tax Records of Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee, 1846-1896
• Montgomery County Voters Enumeration Search 1841
• Montgomery County Voters List Search 1891
• Obion County, Union City, Tennessee Voters Registration 1843-1868
• White County, 1811 Tax List - Polls & Taxable property
• Williamson County Voting List 1867

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Tennessee Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Boone County Minute Book, 1890, 1898-1914
• Bourbon County Constitutional Convention Poll Books for an August 1875 Election
• Butler County Miscellaneous Court Records
• Clark County Constitutional Convention Poll Books for an August 1875 Election
• Fayette County Constitutional Convention Poll Books for an August 1875 Election
• Lyon County Election Records, 1898-1958
• Madison County Voter Registration Books, 1924-1935
• Marshall County Election Records, 1894-1912
• Nelson County Poll Book Index 1830-1840
• Nelson County Poll Book Index 1830-1840
• Scott County Constitutional Convention Poll Books for an August 1875 Election
• Scott County Voting Registration Books, 1922-1935
• Trigg County Voter Registration, 1904-1907

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Kentucky Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Calhoun County, Voter List, 1869
• Fayette County List of Male persons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five : 1872
• Fayette County Names of persons Voting and tally of Votes : 1867
• Fayette County Poll Books : 1890
• Fayette County Register of Name of Voters : 1866
• Fayette County, List of Male Persons Between the Ages of Eighteen and Forty-five, 1872
• Marion County Monongalia County, 1803 Voters List
• Marion County, List of Voters 1888
• Monongalia County, Voters List, 1803
• Pendleton County Poll Book, 1790-1802; land Records, 1817-1818
• Pendleton County Voters, 1790-1797
• Randolph County List of Voters, Second District : 1890
• Tyler County Poll Books, 1860

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free West Virginia Links, click on the category of interest:​

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:

​Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​

• American University Alumni News
• American University Commencement Programs
• George Washington University Alumni News
• George Washington University Commencement Ceremonies
• George Washington University Magazine
• Georgetown Law School Commencement Programs
• Georgetown University Alumni News
• Georgetown University, 1789-1907, its Founders, Benefactors, Officers, Instructors and Alumni
• Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business Alumni Magazine
• Georgetown University, Proceedings of the 1st Annual Reunion of the Society of Alumni
• Howard University Alumni Magazine
• University of District of Columbia Magazine

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Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

For other Free District of Columbia Links, click on the category of interest:

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:

​Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
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• Delaware State University Alumni Magazine
  
• Delaware Technical Community College Alumni News
  
• Laurel School Alumni Newsletters
  
• Tower Hill School Magazine
  
• University of Delaware Alumni Magazine
  
• University of Delaware Historical Commencement
  
• University of Delaware Magazine
  
• University of Delaware, Directory, Alumni and Alumnae, 1873-1930
  
• University of Delaware, Education and Human Development Alumni Newsletter
  
• Wilmington University Magazine

​
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

For other Free Delaware Links, click on the category of interest:

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:

​Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​

• Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Alumni Newsletter
• Bishop McNamara High School Alumni Newsletter
• Boys Latin School of Maryland  Alumni Magazine
• Calvert School Alumni Magazine
• College of Physicians & Surgeons, Baltimore, History of the Graduating Class, 1879
• Frostburg State University Alumni Newsletters
• Gilman School Alumni News
• Holy Redeemer School Alumni Newsletters
• Hood College Magazine
• Landon School Magazine
• Loyola Blakefield School Alumni Magazine
• Maryland Institute College of Art Alumni Newsletter
• Maryland School for the Deaf, Maryland Bulletin
• Maryland University of Integrative Health Alumni Newsletter
• McDaniel College Alumni and News Magazines
• Montgomery College Alumni Magazine
• Morgan State University Magazine
• Mount St. Marys University Alumni Magazine
• Notre Dame of Maryland University, Tower Talk Magazine
• Park School Alumni Magazine
• Salisbury University Commencement Programs
• Salisbury University Magazine
• St. John’s College Alumni Magazine
• St. Mary's College of Maryland Magazine
• St. Paul's School Alumni Magazine
• Towson University Alumni Magazine
• Towson University Commencement Programs
• Trinity School Alumni Newsletter
• UMD School of Music Alumni Newsletter
• United States Naval Academy, Register of Alumni, Graduates and Former Naval Cadets and Midshipmen
• United States Naval Academy, Register of Graduates, 1908
• University of Maryland Alumni Magazines and Newsletters
• University of Maryland Alumni News
• University of Maryland Alumni Newsletter
• University of Maryland at College Park Alumni Magazine
• University of Maryland Baltimore County Alumni Newsletter
• University of Maryland Baltimore County Commencement Programs
• University of Maryland Commencement Programs
• University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law Alumni Magazine
• University of Maryland Global Campus Commencement Programs
• University of Maryland School of Dentistry Alumni Magazine
• University of Maryland School of Medicine, Medical Alumni Bulletin
• University of Maryland School of Social Work, Bulletin
• University of Maryland Terp Magazine
• University of Maryland, Baltimore Commencement Programs
• University of Maryland, Baltimore County Alumni Magazine
• University of Maryland, College Park Commencement Programs
• University of Maryland, College Park. Alumni Association Alumni Magazine
• University of Maryland, Global Campus Alumni News
• University of Maryland. Baltimore, Medical Department, Monthly Bulletin
• Washington College Alumni Magazine

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

For other Free Maryland Links, click on the category of interest:

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Free Connecticut Online Voter Records
• Free Maine Online Voter Records
  
• Free Massachusetts Online Voter Records
  
• Free New Hampshire Online Voter Records
  
• Free Rhode Island Online Voter Records
• Free Vermont Online Voter Records

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Bellingham Town and Vital Records, 1774-1860
• Billerica, Town Records, 1653-1848
• Bolton, Vital Records, 1864-1910
• Boston Voter Lists 1909-1946
• Boston Voting Registers 1967-1968
• Boston Voter Registers, 1857-1920
• Boston, Tax Records, pt. 1 : Assessors' Lists, Tax Books, and transfer Books, 1822-1918
• Boston, Tax Records, pt. 2 : valuation Books, 1822-1918
• Boston, Voter Registers, 1857-1920
• Bridgewater, Town and Vital Records, 1656-1853
• Brimfield Voter Check Lists 1883-1910
• Burlington, Town Records, 1799-1856
• Cambridge Voting Registers 1932-1947
• Canton Voting Registers 1939-1946
• Chelmsford List of Voters 1931-1967
• Chelmsford Voting Registers 1931-1967
• Dedham, List of persons assessed for a Poll Tax 1917
• Dennis, Town Records, 1794-1865
• Dracut, Town and Vital Records, 1699-1858
• Dunstable Town and Vital Records 1679-1890
• Dunstable, Town and Vital Records 1679-1890
• Freetown, Town Records, 1686-1886
• Goshen, Records, 1762-1840
• Hadley, Town Records 1659-1719
• Halifax, Town Records 1734-1856
• Hanover, Town (1727-1799) and Vital (1712-1779) Records,
• Hatfield, Town Records, 1660-1848
• Ipswich Town Records, 1634-1864
• Ipswich, Voters-Central Register of Voters 1877-1883
• Kingston, Town Records, 1717-1850
• Lawrence Voting List, 1853
• Leicester, Town and Vital Records, 1714-1887
• Ludlow Town Records, 1774-1882 (approx.)
• Medford, Town Records 1673-1864
• Middlefield, Town Records, 1783-1850
• Milford Voting Registers 1939-1986
• Montague, Town Records, 1719-1859
• Nantucket, Proprietors' Records (1716-1843)
• New Bedford Town Records, 1812-1831, 1831-1841
• Newburyport, List of persons assessed for Poll Taxes in wards 1-5, 1905
• Newton Voting Registers 1943-1957
• Peabody Register of Voters 1887-1892
• Pembroke Town and Vital Records 1711-1841
• Pembroke, Town and Vital Records 1711-1841
• Plympton Town and Vital Records, 1695-1924
• Princeton, Town Records, 1762-1964
• Rochester, Town and Vital Records 1673- 1893
• Rutland, Town Records, 1719-1860
• Shelburne, Town Records, 1768-1849
• Sherborn Town and Vital Records ca. 1663-1866
• Sherborn, Town and Vital Records ca. 1663-1866
• South Hadley, Town and Vital Records 1730-1847
• Sterling, Town Records, 1794-1849
• Stoughton, Town and Vital Records ca. 1717-1886
• Stow Town Records 1683-1750
• Truro, Town Records, 1709-1783, 1844-1870
• Truro, Town Records, births, marriages and intentions, and deaths, ca. 1771-1847
• Tyringham, Book of Records, 1711-1898
• Waltham Voting Registers 1896-1973
• Waltham, List of all people assessed a Poll Tax
• Wareham, Town and Vital Records 1739-1876
• Warren, Town and Vital Records ca. 1741-1858, ca. 1792-1843; Vital Records ca. 1833-1844
• Watertown, List of persons reported for the assessment of a Poll Tax
• West Boylston Town Records 1808-1861
• Westhampton Town Records, 1778-1868
• Westhampton, Town Records, 1778-1868
• Williamsburg Town Records, 1771-1858
• Williamsburg, Town Records, 1771-1858

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Massachusetts Links, click on the category of interest:​

Alumni records are part directories, part newspapers and magazines, part biographies, part obituaries, part yearbooks, part vital records, etc. You get the idea. If you are seeking genealogy clues, these "records' are full of them. All of the information is derivative, but it can provide leads for you to search for original documents. And if you are documenting a person's family story, well, there's a ton of that kind of information too.

So what am I including in Alumni Records?

• Alumni directories
• Alumni registers
• Alumni newsletters, bulletins, newspapers, and magazines
• Commencement programs

And what information is available in them?

• Graduation dates and degree(s) received
• Current photos and/or those of their family
• Current address lists
• Where are they now and what are they doing?
• Obituaries and "In Memoriam"
• Marriages
• Children born to the alumnus
• Deaths in their family
• Life achievements and awards
• Interesting stories about the alumnus and their family

Below is a list of links to free online alumni record and index collections for the state:

​Note: Some of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.

(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)
​

• Atlantic Cape Community College Alumni Newsletter
• Bloomfield College Commencement Programs
• Caldwell University Alumni News
• Gill St. Bernard’s School Alumni Magazine
• Livingston College Alumni News
• Livingston College Commencement Programs
• Monmouth University Magazine
• Montclair State University Alumni Magazine
• Morristown-Beard School Alumni Magazine
• New Jersey Institute of Technology Magazine
• Notre Dame High School Alumni Notes
• Princeton Theological Seminary, Alumni Necrology Report
• Ramapo College of New Jersey Alumni Newsletter
• Rowan University Magazine
• Rutgers College (originally Queen's College), Catalogue of the Officers and Alumni, 1766-1916
• Rutgers College, Alumni and Students, 1900, 1090, 1910, 1914
• Rutgers Law School Alumni Newsletters
• Rutgers University Alumni & Community Engagement Publications
• Rutgers University Magazine
• Saint Peter's University Magazine
• Seton Hall Law Alumni Magazine
• Seton Hall Law School Alumni Magazine
• Stevens Institute of Technology Commencement Programs
• Stockton University Alumni Journal
• The College of New Jersey Magazine
• William Paterson University Magazine

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!​

For other Free New Jersey Links, click on the category of interest:

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Barrington, Town Records, 1718-1886
• Coventry Town Meeting minutes 1806-1882 [Coventry, Rhode Island]
• Providence Tax Lists of the town of Providence,1686-1689; together with a List of names of all Males sixteen years of age and upwards residing in the town in August 1688 and liable for a Poll Tax
• Rhode Island Colonial Records comprising a list of the Freemen admitted from May 1747 to May 1754
• Scituate General Voting List 1898
• Scituate Lists of freeholders in Scituate, 1843-1847,1863-1878

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free Rhode Island Links, click on the category of interest:​

Voter registration records are available online and offline from all over the world and are what I consider a hidden gem of information that can assist you in advancing your family history and genealogy research.

Here are several reasons why voter records are such a wonderful tool for researching (and finding) ancestors:

• They fill in the gaps between censuses - in the ten years between censuses - people move, they die, they get married, etc. The advantage of voter registration records is that they can tell you their address, their occupation, etc. And like city directories, they are published yearly or every couple of years.
• Naturalization information - in some records from the 1800's, the date and place of naturalization is included, which can provide leads for obtaining their detailed naturalization records.
• Middle names - often a complete name is included in voter registration records - in fact the only place that I ever found my great grandfather's middle name was in several of these records. Prior to finding them, i only knew his middle name as an initial.
• You can find a spouse - after 1920 for all of America, women could vote - so at that time their names began to show up in Voter Registration records. Some states had passed women's suffrage laws prior to 1920, but just a few. To be complete - women in some states in the late 1700's had voting rights until they were all taken away by 1807. The given name of a woman is sometimes included in the voter registration record.. If a man and a woman with the same last name lived at the same address on the registration list, one could surmise that they were married to each other or they could be siblings or have a parent-child relationship. But there is a good possibility that they may be married to each other, providing more clues.
• Nativity - again in the 1800's, the place of birth is entered, which is especially helpful for finding naturalized immigrants.
• Physical Characteristics - in a few states, the voter registration form includes the applicants age, height, complexion, eye and hair color, as well as any distinguishing marks or scars.
• Political party or affiliation - usually abbreviated as Dem or Rep, but you will find other party names as well in addition to "None". Remember that Democrats and Republicans from years ago did not necessarily align with the same principles as the parties do today.
• Migration - a few voter registration forms include a question regarding how long the voter lived in the state, the county, and the precinct. This can be useful to determine when they moved, which can help determine their whereabouts for additional  research.

Most of the voter registration records are still in paper form or have been microfilmed. There is quite a bit online though, and I am capturing those links and they are below. The paid subscription sites such as Ancestry, Fold3, My Heritage, and FindMyPast have voter registration collections also. 

Below are links to voter records available online. Unfortunately, some just list the voter's name. Although that is sparse information it can help you find a person's residence at a certain point in time, again helpful to find where ancestors resided between the census years.


Note 1: There may appear to be duplicate titles in the links. This is because there is scanned images of an original typed list or scanned images of original applications, and also a transcribed copy of a voter registration list.

Note 2: Many of the links listed below take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections' images are browsable. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital.​

​(Updated October, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

• Center Harbor, Town Records, 1797-1825
• Grafton County, Votes for County officers, 1878-1917
• Hanover Town Records, 1761-1818

​​​For links to other states go to the Voter Records page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

For other Free New Hampshire Links, click on the category of interest:​