Current newspaper  

Daily News

1117 W Genesee St

Iron River, MI 49935

(906) 265-4210

 

Reporter (weekly newspaper)

801 W Adams St

P. O. Box 311

Iron River, MI 49935

(906) 265-9927

 

The Mining Gazette of Houghton-Portage Michigan transcriptions are online for the years 1869 to 1899. These papers cover the area in Houghton Co. Michigan and surrounding counties of Keweenaw, Ontonagon, Baraga, Marquette, Gogebic to name a few.

 

The Gogebic Range Genealogical Society - This society encompasses Gogebic County, Michigan and Iron County, Wisconsin. Site has a searchable obituary database of over 27,000 residents that lived on the Gogebic Range from 1887 to present.

Historical Markers

Michigan Historical Markers - Choose your county of interest and read about the markers!

Historical newspapers  

Not sure of what the newspapers were published for Menominee or any town in Michigan? Check the Michigan Newspaper Family Histories (located at the Library of Michigan)

Diamond Drill - a list of obituaries found in the newspapers

Plat Atlases

Atlas and plat book, Iron County, Michigan. Rockford, IL: Rockford Map Publishers, 1964, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988/90, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997.

County and Local Histories

Ames, Floyd V. papers, 1894 1924. by Floyd V. Ames. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Bentley Library - UM

As time goes by: a history of the streets and plats of Iron River, Michigan, 1881 -1972. by M. A. Bernhardt.  

Barns, farms, and yarns. by Marcia A. and Harold Bernhardt. Caspian, Mich. : Iron County Museum, 1999.

Beechwood, Michigan, 1882-1982: "More than just a farmer." by A. Ridolphi. 1982.

Between the iron and the pine; a biography of a pioneer family and a pioneer town. by L. C. Reimann. 1951; rep. 1981. available full text online through the American Memory Project - LOC

"Carrie Jacob Bond's house." Peninsula Portraits: People and places in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. edited by Charles Symon. Iron Mountain, MI: Mid-Peninsula Library Cooperative, 1980: 71-72. located in Iron River

Carrie Jacobs-Bond: As unpretentious as the Irish rose. by Marcia A. Bernhardt. Caspian, MI: Bernhardt, 1978.

Caspian golden jubilee: souvenir program & history book, Caspian Michigan, June 30 - July 7, 1968. few pages of history with no family sketches.

Caspian: the caring city, 1918-1993. Caspian Diamond Jubilee Book Committee, 1993.

Centennial souvenir book: Crystal Falls, 1880 1980. Crystal Falls Centennial Committee, 1980. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Library of Michigan

A collection of recollections: Crystal Falls, Michigan, 1880-1980. Crystal Falls Centennial Committee, 1980.

Costiituzione [sic] e regolamento della societa Italiana di baneficenza, (Caspian). The Society, 1909.

Diary of Lewis Young Whitehead, father of the Menominee Range, 1833-1908. by Lewis Young Whitehead. Iron Mountain, MI: Mid-Peninsula Library Federation, 1976.

A directory of iron mines in Iron County, Michigan. by Lawrence J. MacDonald. Houghton, MI: Institute of Mineral Research, Michigan Technological University, 1984. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Michigan Tech University Library

A 50-year history of the Alpha-Mastodon area: Iron County, Michigan, 1914-1964. Iron Mountain, MI: R. W. Secord Press, 1986. reprint of 1964 edition.

First Presbyterian Church of Iron County records. by First Presbyterian Church of Iron County (Iron River, Mich.). 1951. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Bentley Library - UM

Frames for the future: Iron River area, Iron County, Michigan. Caspian, MI: Iron River Centennial Committee, 1980. includes bibliography and index.  

Fundamental constitution of the Society MS. Giordano Bruno, Iron River, Michigan. The
Society, 1913.

A History of Amasa (1891-1966). by D. Peryam. 1966.  

A History of Iron County, Michigan. by J. Hill. Iron River, MI: Reporter Publishing Co, 1955.

History of Iron County, Michigan. by Beulah Robinson. 19--. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Library of Michigan

History of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan and its people, Vol. 1. by A. L. Sawyer. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company, 1911.

History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Chicago: The Western Historical Company, 1883.

History of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. (Historic Michigan, Vol. 3., p. 55, 98). by G. N. Fuller. Dayton, OH: National Historical Association, 1924. housed at the Library of Michigan - is on microfilm

"Hjulsjo (Ore.) to Stambaugh, MI Migration Axis." by James E. Erickson. Swedish American Genealogist. 11.1(1991): 1-33. Outlines the migration of the John and Ida Karolina (ANDERSDOTTER) ERICKSON families. John's surname was originally JANSSON.

Index to a history of the Northern Peninsula of Michigan by Ruth Montieth. Martin, MI: s.n., 1911.

Index to the History of Iron County, Michigan (by Jack Hill). by Fern G. Colby. Lansing, MI: Michigan State Library, 1957.

Index to history of the upper peninsula of Michigan. by G. M. Reeve. Lansing, MI: Library of Michigan, 1983.

Iron County (Crystal Falls). (Inventory of the county archives of Michigan, No. 36.) Michigan Historical Records Survey, 1938. includes bibliography and index

Iron County historical sites and landmarks, 1885-1985. by M. A. Bernhardt. 1985.

Michiganin suomalainen; Michiganin suomalaisten Historia-Seuran julkasu. by A. K. E. Holmio. 19-- .

Mineral Hills golden jubilee historical album. Globe Printing, 1968.

Our heritage: How history was made in Gogebic County and the surrounding area. by Joseph Gill. Ironwood, MI: National Metals Bank of Ironwood, 1958.

Past-present prints. Iron County Historical and Museum Society. Caspian, MI: Iron County Historical and Museum Society, 1971 - . newsletter

Portrait and Biographical Record of Northern Michigan containing Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens...(Chicago: Record Publishing Co., 1895). available full-text from Clarke Historical Library - Central Michigan University

Presenting Iron County legislators, 1903-1966. Caspian, MI: Iron County Museum, 1981-1986. half-page biographical sketches include Michael Moriarty, Patrick O'Brien, Albert H Trestnail, Joseph Green, John Scott Sr., Victor Benson, Carl Lindquist, Gilbert Wales.

The Rum rebellion. Junior Historical Society, 1970.

Statuto e regolamenta dell Societa italiana di mutuo soccorso di Iron River, Mich., Stati Uniti d'America. The Society, 1929.

Statuto fondamentale deRa Societa Italiana di Beneficenza. (Iron River). The Society, 1935.

Statuto fondamentale della Societa M.S. Giordano Bruno in Iron River, Michigan. The Society, 1913.

Stambaugh, Michigan: 100 years on the hill, 1882-1982. by A. K. Silfven. 1982. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Library of Michigan.

A Study of ethnic groups settling the Crystal Falls area: a collection of essays. Forest Park High School, 1980.

Tales from the northwoods. by Bert Djupe. [Hagerman Lake, MI: P.B. Djupe, 1973.]

A Testimonial, lest we forget. Caspian Community House, 1932. a program bulletin to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Caspian Community House. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Library of Michigan.

They came (to Iron County, Michigan). edited by Marcia Bernhardt. Norway, MI: Dickinson- Iron Counties Intermediate School Districts, 1975. oral history project conducted by the area's students. Very few names are mentioned

25th anniversary, 1943-1968. St. Edward's Church, Alpha, Mich. 1968. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Library of Michigan.

Twice told tales from Iron County, Michigan. West Iron County High School, 1970. cannot be interloaned - housed at the Library of Michigan.

Publisher Page index

Ralph Secord Press - This small press specializes in reprinting Upper Peninsula historical materials. Several of the books listed above as well as others are available for purchase.

Web Sites Page index

Iron County History - a brief history complimented by many photos

American Local History Network: Iron Co - History of Iron River and Some of Iron River's Heroes (and Zeros)