Staff
Heather Haeg - Executive Director
Heather is a small business owner and former High School History teacher. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and her Master of Arts in Instruction from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She has been a member of numerous boards and committees while raising her family. She is currently an active member of the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club and The Garden Club of America. A Minnesota native, Heather is passionate about education, history and community.
Stephen Barrett - Curator
Stephen received his bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University and holds a Masters degree in History from the University of Nebraska, Kearney. Actively involved in local history for the last ten years, he has developed expertise in caring for collections and other aspects of the museum field while working in military and aviation environments as well as city historical societies. In addition to his duties at EHS, Stephen serves on the board of Directors for the Richfield Historical Society, currently serving as the Exhibits Director. He is passionate about Minnesota culture and local history and is committed to helping preserve artifacts and stories for future generations.
Heather is a small business owner and former High School History teacher. She received her B.A. in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and her Master of Arts in Instruction from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. She has been a member of numerous boards and committees while raising her family. She is currently an active member of the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club and The Garden Club of America. A Minnesota native, Heather is passionate about education, history and community.
Stephen Barrett - Curator
Stephen received his bachelor’s degree from St. Cloud State University and holds a Masters degree in History from the University of Nebraska, Kearney. Actively involved in local history for the last ten years, he has developed expertise in caring for collections and other aspects of the museum field while working in military and aviation environments as well as city historical societies. In addition to his duties at EHS, Stephen serves on the board of Directors for the Richfield Historical Society, currently serving as the Exhibits Director. He is passionate about Minnesota culture and local history and is committed to helping preserve artifacts and stories for future generations.
Interpreters
T.J. Malaskee
T.J. has an extensive background in 19th century agrarian technology and rural and agricultural organizations and movements has led him to work as a cultural historian at the Minnesota Historical Society's Oliver Kelley Farm and Mill City Museum. Malaskee is currently an independent historian and a devoted member of the Oliver Hudson Kelley Grange, a division of the oldest agricultural organization in the country and still active in Edina after 145 years. T.J. is an award-winning writer and poet, and, in his heart, he is a 19th century Yankee farmer. In addition to writing the historically-based curriculum for our Field Trip program, T.J. also fills in as an Interpreter at the Historic Cahill School and 1879 Minnehaha Grange Hall.
Clare Nelson
Clare is a recent graduate of St. Olaf College with a B.A. in History. Her background includes a variety of museum experiences, ranging from historical interpretation at a living history museum to exhibition design projects and archival work in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Clare hopes to continue working in local museums because she appreciates how understanding history in general, and local roots in particular, can help shape the future. Clare is the Lead Interpreter at the Historic Cahill School and 1879 Minnehaha Grange Hall.
T.J. has an extensive background in 19th century agrarian technology and rural and agricultural organizations and movements has led him to work as a cultural historian at the Minnesota Historical Society's Oliver Kelley Farm and Mill City Museum. Malaskee is currently an independent historian and a devoted member of the Oliver Hudson Kelley Grange, a division of the oldest agricultural organization in the country and still active in Edina after 145 years. T.J. is an award-winning writer and poet, and, in his heart, he is a 19th century Yankee farmer. In addition to writing the historically-based curriculum for our Field Trip program, T.J. also fills in as an Interpreter at the Historic Cahill School and 1879 Minnehaha Grange Hall.
Clare Nelson
Clare is a recent graduate of St. Olaf College with a B.A. in History. Her background includes a variety of museum experiences, ranging from historical interpretation at a living history museum to exhibition design projects and archival work in both Minnesota and Wisconsin. Clare hopes to continue working in local museums because she appreciates how understanding history in general, and local roots in particular, can help shape the future. Clare is the Lead Interpreter at the Historic Cahill School and 1879 Minnehaha Grange Hall.
