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.
Gail Weber
Gail is a mother, lawyer and arts magazine publisher. She has lived in Edina for 25 years with her husband and daughter and spent over 20 years in the private practice of law, becoming a partner and eventually owning her own law firm. In 2005, ready to start a new challenge, Gail launched a new venture to promote the arts. Now known as Twin Cities TOSCA, the business publishes Exploring TOSCA (Theatre, Opera, Shakespeare, Culture & Art), a comprehensive Twin Cities arts magazine. She is an 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.
Gail Weber
Gail is a mother, lawyer and arts magazine publisher. She has lived in Edina for 25 years with her husband and daughter and spent over 20 years in the private practice of law, becoming a partner and eventually owning her own law firm. In 2005, ready to start a new challenge, Gail launched a new venture to promote the arts. Now known as Twin Cities TOSCA, the business publishes Exploring TOSCA (Theatre, Opera, Shakespeare, Culture & Art), a comprehensive Twin Cities arts magazine. She is an Interpreter at the Historic Cahill School and 1879 Minnehaha Grange Hall.
