Since 1974, the Iron County Historical Society has been dedicated to preserving, protecting and sharing the rich history of Iron County, Missouri and its people. Through our museum, publications, programs and outreach, we can help you discover this rich history and help you with researching your own family's history. If you are already a member of the society, you can log-on by clicking on the Members Only link. If you are not already a member, we would encourage you to join us and help us to share our rich heritage with future generations. Check out our Coming Events page to keep up with the latest on upcoming historical society events and use our Blog page to get the very latest on historical society news, the latest information on changes to the website and information to assist you in researching your Iron County and other ancestors. Our museum is located inside the Arcadia Valley Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center (and AMTRAK Station) on Missouri State Highway 21 in Arcadia, Missouri. We are currently open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

Miners in Front of Pilot Knob Iron Mine, 1919

July 2025 Quarterly Meeting

We hope you can join us for our July Quarterly Meeting on Sunday, July 20, 2025, at 2p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Ironton located at the corner of Reynolds and Knob streets in Ironton. Tami White will be our special guest and will present a program on the history of the Mina Sauk Chapter of the GFWC (General Federation of Women’s Clubs).

The GFWC Mina Sauk Club was founded in 1978 and has been actively involved in the community ever since. The Mina Sauk Chapter is part of the larger network of GFWC which was founded in 1890. The GFWC is one of the world’s oldest and largest women’s volunteer organizations. It is a non-partisan, non-denominational women’s organization that uses volunteer activities to improve communities. GFWC has nearly 60,000 members in the U. S. and internationally.