Search our Genealogy Database   Clicking on this link will take you to our old site. Please use the old website for database searches alone. Refer to this page for current and accurate information regarding our hours, services, and resources.

Coming Soon! The Iron Range Research Center is working with an IT consultant to revamp the genealogy database to provide access within this website. Be on the lookout for the new and improved database that will include new indexed resources!

If you have any questions related to your search please contact yourroots@mndiscoverycenter.com

The Iron Range Research Center contains one of the largest collections of genealogical and local history research materials in the Upper Midwest including but not limited to:

• census records,
• naturalization records,
• passenger arrival records,
• mining company newsletters,
• and a survey of Women in Industry taken in 1919.

Our Other Collections

The library reference book collection and archival maps, photographs, manuscripts, oral histories and microfilmed newspapers provide a gold mine of information for genealogists, historians, scholars and students.

The library reading room provides a comfortable research area for visitors. Microfilm reader printers and photocopier equipment are available for use by the public. Photocopies and print-outs are $0.25 and microfilm reader copies are $0.50.

The archives is a designated government records repository for the Taconite Tax Relief Area, and consists of city, township and county records; records of social organizations, businesses and personal papers; maps, mining records, and photographs. Archival materials are available by arrangement with the Archivist Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Links

 Visit our links page to learn about additional resources for conducting genealogical research.