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Several stops can lead to the same repository. Maps show selected verified locations, not every guide stop or every community represented in the records. Use each stop’s access instructions, including for online and out-of-county collections. Check access before traveling.
Contact archives@ironcountymuseum.org at 100 Brady Avenue, Caspian. Ask for the name and period needed and any research charge. The visit page distinguishes year-round archives from seasonal exhibits. Map marker identifies the museum grounds, not the archives entrance.
Repository information · Map position sourceArrange an archive appointment with cfharbourhouse@gmail.com or 906-284-3405. The archives and newspapers are consulted with a museum representative at 17 N. Fourth Street, Crystal Falls.
Repository information · Map position sourceRequest an appointment through the Michigan Tech Archives website and identify the collection, box and folder. Research takes place on the Garden Level of Van Pelt and Opie Library in Houghton, outside this county.
Repository informationRequest the record group and particular volume from the Archives of Michigan in Lansing before travel. A catalog entry does not mean the records are digitized.
Repository informationCounty outlines: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundaries . Selected major roads: 2024 TIGER/Line primary and secondary roads . Public repository addresses checked against the sources above, with approximate Census geocoder positions. Unmatched addresses and out-of-county repositories are listed in the key rather than assigned a guessed position. Markers identify contact locations, not collection coverage. Historical boundaries, township lines and current traffic conditions are not shown. Prepared November 1, 2026.
The research center lists family-history files, vintage photographs, an obituary collection and copies of The Reporter. These can lead from a surname toward community and family context.
No complete issue or surname inventory is published on the research page. Confirm specific years, copying and volunteer availability.
Harbour House lists vital indexes, Evergreen Memorial Cemetery burial records, mine-location and railroad maps, plus its Diamond Drill newspaper archive.
Ask which years and formats survive. Exhibit opening hours do not guarantee an unscheduled research appointment.
MS-605 is a microfilm selection of Iron County Museum archival collections and indexes. The repository register gives an overall span of 1825–1987.
This is a broad collection span, not continuous coverage or a complete copy of the museum archive. Ask staff for the reel contents that fit the question before booking.
RG 96-216 includes declarations of intention, 1885–1952; petitions, 1906–1956; and certificate stubs, 1907–1926.
These are separately described series. An intention is not proof citizenship was granted; check the later petition and outcome. Confirm file gaps.
The county guide lists Rural Property Inventory records, 1936–1942, RG 72-76. It also points to Crystal Falls GAR post 421 within RG 63-19, whose listed overall dates are 1876–1945.
The GAR range describes the cited collection, not verified inclusive dates for every post. Ask for the post-level inventory; do not infer membership from residence.
Give the repository the locality, year, collection and specific question. Ask about the relevant volume or folder, gaps, access restrictions and copying costs. Save the citation and record what you searched, including searches with no result.
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Use these dated holdings to choose a next search. This is a selection of cataloged collections, not a complete inventory of Iron County records.
A range is a lead, not a guarantee. Bars show the dates stated by the cited catalog or inventory. They do not establish uninterrupted coverage, complete reporting or online image access. Unmarked years mean not represented in this selection, not that records were destroyed. Indexes and abstracts still need to be followed to the underlying record.
Listed years: 1825–1987.
Request an appointment through the Michigan Tech Archives website and identify the collection, box and folder. Research takes place on the Garden Level of Van Pelt and Opie Library in Houghton, outside this county.
Keep in mind: Broad collection span only; selected collections and indexes, not continuous county coverage. Request a reel list.
Listed years: 1885–1952.
Request the record group and particular volume from the Archives of Michigan in Lansing before travel. A catalog entry does not mean the records are digitized.
Keep in mind: Declarations are not proof of completed naturalization. Check gaps and later petitions.
Listed years: 1906–1956.
Request the record group and particular volume from the Archives of Michigan in Lansing before travel. A catalog entry does not mean the records are digitized.
Keep in mind: Series span; inspect petition and final outcome, with gaps possible.
Listed years: 1907–1926.
Request the record group and particular volume from the Archives of Michigan in Lansing before travel. A catalog entry does not mean the records are digitized.
Keep in mind: Separate series; obtain relevant file context rather than relying on a stub alone.
Listed years: 1936–1942.
Request the record group and particular volume from the Archives of Michigan in Lansing before travel. A catalog entry does not mean the records are digitized.
Keep in mind: Inventory span; confirm township and parcel coverage. Not a deed chain.
Confirm the historical jurisdiction as well as the date. A record may be held outside today’s county, and an inventory’s ending year does not mean recordkeeping stopped.
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