Regional Historical Societies & Research Organizations

These following organizations are resources for research of people, events, architecture, ands your genealogy/family tree.

Ancestry.com
www.ancestry.com
Genealogybank.com
www.geneaologybank.com
Mormon Genealogy Search
www.mormon.com

Minnesota Historical Society
345 West Kellog Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-259-3000
www.mnhs.org

State Historical Society of Wisconsin
816 State Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-264-6400
www.wisconsinhistory.org

Great Lakes Vessel Online Index
www.ul.bgsu.edu/cgi-bin/xvsl2.cgi

Information about every vessel ever registered on the Great Lakes, from passenger steamers to ore boats to tugs and schooners.

Duluth Public Library
520 West Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218-730-4200
www.duluth.lib.mn.us/hours.html

The Duluth Public Library’s Genealogy Resources Page:

The Duluth Public Library’s list of links to more local and national research resources:

Hermantown Historical Society
5225 Maple Grove Road
Hermantown, MN 55811
www.hermantownhistory.com

Northeast Minnesota Historical Center
416 Library Drive
University of Minnesota Duluth Campus
218-726-8526
libguides.d.umn.edu/nemhc

St. Louis County Historical Society
506 West Michigan Street
Duluth, MN 55802
218-733-7585
www.thehistorypeople.org

Twin Ports Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 16895
Duluth, MN 55816-0895

email: joannemsher [@] hotmail.com (Joanne Sher, Vice-President of Programs)

The TPGS does not have its own website

Cook County Historical Society
8 South Broadway
Grand Marais, MN
218-387-2883
www.cookcountyhistory.org

Finland Minnesota Historical Society
5653 Little Marais Road
Finland, MN 55603
www.finlandmnhistoricalsociety.com

Lake County Historical Society
520 South Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616
218-834-4898
www.lakecountyhistoricalsociety.org

Schroeder Area Historical Society
7932 West Highay 61
Schroeder, MN 55613
218-663-7706
www.crossriverheritage.org

Carlton County Historical Society
406 Cloquet Avenue
Cloquet, MN 55720
218-879-1938
www.carltonCountyhistory.org

Cuyuna County Heritage Preservation Society
PO Box 68
Ironton, MN 56455
218-545-1166
www.cuyunaheritage.org

Ely-Winton Historical Society
Vermillion Community College
Ely, Minnesota, 55731
218-365-3226
www.vcc.edu/ewhs

Friends of B’Nai Abraham
328 5th Street South
Virginia, MN 55792
218-741-1136
ironrangejewishheritage.org

Hibbing Historical Society
23rd Street & 5th Avenue
Memorial Building
Hibbing, Minnesota 55746
218-263-8522
www.hibbinghistory.org

Iron Range Historical Society
19 South Broadway
Gilbert, MN 55741
218-749-3150

Iron Range Research & Genealogy Center
Minnesota Discovery Center
Highway 169 West
Chisolm, MN 55719
800-372-6437
www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org

The Tower-Soudan Historical Society
404 Pine Street
P.O. Box 465
Tower, MN 55790
218-753-5021
www.towersoudan.com

Virginia Area Historical Society
800 9th Avenue North
Virginia, MN 55792
218-741-1136

Douglas County Historical Society
101 John Avenue
Superior, WI 54880
715-392-8449
www.douglashistory.org

Lake Superior Maritime Collection
Jim Dan Hill Library | UWS
Belknap & Catlin
Superior, WI 54880
715-394-8359
www3.uwsuper.edu/maritime

Ashland Historical Society
509 West Main Street
Ashland, WI 54806
715-682-4911
www.ashlandwihistory.com

Bayfield County Historical Society
Bayfield County Courthouse
117 E. 5th St.
Washburn, WI, 54891
Phone: (715) 373-5868

Bayfield Heritage Association
30 North Broad Street
Bayfield, WI 54814
715-779-5958
www.bayfieldheritage.org

Port Wing Historical Society
State Highway 13
Memorial Park
Port Wing, WI, 54865
715-774-3536