The Iron Range Historical Society (IRHS) is a historical society in northeastern Minnesota. Located on the Mesabi Range in Minnesota’s Arrowhead, it has offices in McKinley. The Society was founded in 1973. IRHS is a research library and archival house specializing in family and historical research. At present, the all-volunteer, nonprofit, charitable trust, is governed by a Board of Directors.

The Iron Range Historical Society is handicap-accessible, has photos and artifacts on display, does not charge admission, and serves the general public with moderate fees. All records and files are available for patrons to browse through. The Society holds information on all three of Minnesota’s Iron Ranges. Members receive free research time, but pay for copies of printed materials. Current hours for the research library and archival house are Mondays and Tuesdays from 10 am to 2 pm. Appointments may be made for other times.

Please visit the pages of this website to learn more about the Iron Range Historical Society.

Thank you for visiting and be sure to check out the IRHS page on Wikipedia and on Facebook, where we share newspaper articles, photos from our archives, and other items of historical interest.

IRHS at Laskiainen 2020

Join IRHS volunteers at the Laskiainen Festival in Palo, Minnesota on February 1st and 2nd. We will be selling IRHS books and handing out membership forms, brochures, and postcards. Become a member and your name will be entered into a drawing for an Erie Mining history book.

Hours both Saturday and Sunday are 9 am to 4 pm.

For this weekend only, IRHS will be selling the Erie Mining history books. $45 each.

All sales are cash or check only.