The Historical Society of Marshall County has announced that the Matthew Edel Blacksmith Shop in Haverhill will again be open every day beginning Memorial Day through Labor Day from noon to 4 p.m.

Admission is free.

A skilled blacksmith and inventor, German immigrant Matthew Edel  owned the shop from 1883 until his death in 1940.  The complete and original shop has been kept just as he left it the day he died.  Visitors can see his tools, inventions, and hear stories about blacksmithing in the age before tractors and automobiles.

The M-E-B-S was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 due to its relatively untouched condition.  The M-E-B-S historic site was donated by the descendants of Matthew Edel to the State Historical Society of Iowa in 1986.

The M-E-B-S is administered locally by the Historical Society of Marshall County.  For more information visit www.marshallhistory.org