Modern Records (Post-1900)
State Records
- Rhode Island Genealogy & Rhode Island Family History Resources – Ancestry.com
- Judicial Records Center, Archives Research Link Rhode Island, State Census 1935
- Rhode Island, Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932
- Online Rhode Island Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries
- Rhode Island Deaths, 1630-1930 – Ancestry.com
- Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
- Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916
- Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916 — FamilySearch.org
- Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
- Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945 — FamilySearch.org
- Providence Vital Records Index, 1850 – 1935 « One Rhode Island Family
County Records
Jail
Directories & Newspapers
- Rhode Island Online Historical Directories – Online Historical Directories
- Rhode Island Online Historical Newspapers – Online Historical Newspapers
- Obituaries, Newspaper Obituaries (scroll to RI)
- RI Research Library: Newspapers & Periodicals
Cemeteries
- Cemetery Commission – Map to RI cemeteries
- RI Cemeteries- American-French Genealogical Society – search online index
- Rhode Island Catholic Cemeteries
- Rhode Island Historic Cemeteries – Search Database
- Rhode Island, Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008
- RI Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project
Genealogical Records (Pre-1900)
- Rhode Island: Genealogy, Census, Vital Records
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Public Libraries
- Rhode Island State Archives
- Rhode Island Genealogy, Facts and Records Resources :: Genealogy Inc.
- Rhode Island Genealogy and History – presented by Genealogy Trails
- Less Obvious Sources For Research In RI
- Rhode Island Historical Society – Vital Record addresses/contact info.
- Rhode Island USGenWeb Project
- Rhode Island | Learn | FamilySearch.org
County
Immigration & Naturalization
- Rhode Island Passenger Lists by Maureen A. Taylor – Ancestry.com
- 8 Weeks to Better Rhode Island Genealogy Research – Week 5 – Town Records, Histories and Newspapers | One Rhode Island Family
- United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906 — FamilySearch.org
- Rhode Island, District Court Naturalization Indexes, 1906-1991 — FamilySearch.org
Military
Maps
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