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<br />Bonnie St. James <br />City of Hastings <br />COlI1II)ission Application Form (Continued) <br /> <br />Prior Experience as public employee, elected or appointed official <br />I served on the Historic Preservation COlI1II)ission in Faribault. Minnesota. in the early <br />1990s. While on the cOlI1II)ission. I helped write. with a grant from the Minnesota <br />Historical Society. a comnanion book to the Northern Lights textbook. This book was the <br />history of Faribault to go along with the history of Minnesota textbook used in the <br />Faribault schools. <br /> <br />Briefly describe your background, experience, and any other information not previously <br />given which you believe should be considered regarding the appointment you are <br />seeking. <br />I was the Rice County Historical Society director during the late 1980s and earlv 1990s. <br />The Society had three chanters. a museum. a research center. and four historic sites. <br />including the Alexander Faribault House. I was responsible for the preservation of these <br />sites. I worked closelv with MHS architect Charles Nelson and MHS historic <br />preservationist Brita Bloomberg in the maintenance and unkeen of the Faribault house. a <br />home built by fur trader Alexander Faribault in the l850s. <br /> <br />When I first moved to Hastings. I offered to buv the Barker house in order to preserve it. <br /> <br />I have a construction background from a familv-owned construction companv. <br />