The Providence City Archives is the official archives of the city of Providence, Rhode Island and has many free, online databases for genealogy including:

• Providence House Directories
• Irish Surnames in Rhode Island & the Irish Counties they Represent
• New Guide to Street Research, 1735-1900
• The Tide Taken at the Flood, the African American community in Providence
• New Providence Police History
• Military Discharge Papers of Providence veterans from 1944-1985
• Seven Weeks Under Sail, a story of Scottish and Irish immigrants to America
• Mayoral portraits
• Tax books