Preserving Erwin Township history.
Erwin Township Historical Society Museum
Open Saturdays 1pm - 4pm
Location:
8970 Van Buskirk Road, Ironwood, MI 49938
Historic Erwin East School building being moved to the Heritage Park property.
Explore artifacts, photographs, and rich stories of Erwin pioneer settlers, industry, and regional highlights.
Our museum is staffed by committed volunteers.
Car parking available next to the Museum building. The building entrance and museum exhibition space is wheelchair accessible. Please no pets inside the Museum, service dogs allowed.
Pakonen Research Library
Research room is open Saturdays 1pm - 4pm
Utilize the Research Library room for special interest deep dives into our collection and photograph archives. Help us identify unknown persons in photographs. Scanning services may be available.
For questions about using the research room or viewing our collection, please contact Jason Hellen, collections@erwinheritage.org.
About the Museum and Collection…
The ETHS Museum is housed inside the original Erwin East End Schoolhouse. In 2021, the Society moved the schoolhouse building to the Erwin Heritage Park and over the years has restored the schoolhouse back to its 1930s beauty, thanks to the donors of our Legacy Giving program. Watch the video of the schoolhouse being moved here.
The collection features over 2,000 items, organized by relevant themes. Enjoy the Hiipakka-Rahko room, which holds the main display area in the center of the museum. The museum displays are engaging for all ages! Look for your ancestors in our many framed school class photos.
Do you have an item in your attic that would be a great addition in the Erwin Museum collection?
Your annual membership dues are important to our Society. It pays for printing our quarterly newsletters, the museum utilities, cleaning cemetery gravestones, restoring artifacts, preserving photographs, and much more. You are important to the future of our Erwin community and the Historical Society. Learn more about becoming a member here.