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 Gilbert. 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.

Minnesota Historical Society awards $2623 in Legacy grant funds to the Iron Range Historical Society

Grant dollars from MnHS will be used by IRHS to create and install a historical marker briefly explaining the history of the Resurrection Church in Eveleth. It will include a photo of the church.

The Gothic structure, built in 1909, was a Slovenian church and originally named Holy Family Church. Resurrection Church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The bronze plaque will be installed in the Fall of 2017. Funding from MnHS was made possible through the Clean Water Land & Legacy Amendment.