Two Pines Resource Group, LLC : About

About Us

Two Pines Resource Group, LLC is a women-owned, small business enterprise. The staff of Two Pines Resource Group has the expertise needed to balance regulatory demands and project needs. Staff members meet the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for archaeology, architectural history, and history.

MICHELLE M. TERRELL, PH.D., RPA

Principal Partner, Senior Principal Archaeologist and Historian

Dr. Michelle Terrell is a trained anthropologist with a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Boston University and 20 years of professional experience conducting all aspects of cultural resource studies in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest, ranging from literature searches to mitigations and data recoveries. Her completed archaeology projects have included both precontact and historical-period investigations ranging from the mitigation of a Native American fishing camp on the Turtle River in Beltrami County, Minnesota, and the investigation of the remains a steam-powered sawmill in Stillwater, Minnesota, to the documentation of a colonial era community in the Caribbean. Her book, The Jewish Community of Early Colonial Nevis was published by the Society for Historical Archaeology and the University Press of Florida.

In addition to her extensive archaeological experience, Dr. Terrell has conducted numerous historical and anthropological studies, including three traditional cultural property studies on sites of importance to the Dakota in Minnesota. She has also written and successfully submitted National Register of Historic Places nominations for sites throughout Minnesota, including the Stillwater South Main Archaeological District and the Wood Lake Battlefield. Dr. Terrell’s research interests include the study of the history of the Minnesota River Valley, and the relationship between cultural traditions, the documentary record, and archaeological evidence. In 2006, Dr. Terrell authored the historic context for the “Historical Archaeology of Minnesota Farmsteads” for the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

Dr. Terrell is a Registered Professional Archaeologist, and meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for precontact archaeology, historical archaeology, and history. She also meets the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s pre-qualification requirements for both Level I: Pre-Contact and Level II: Historical Archaeology Studies.

ANDREA C. VERMEER, PH.D., RPA

Senior Principal Archaeologist and Historian

Over the past 16 years, Dr. Andrea Vermeer has directed, coordinated, and participated in numerous archaeological investigations in the Midwest and the Southwest, including survey, testing, and mitigation projects. Her experience in Minnesota archaeology encompasses rural and urban archaeology projects. Examples of such projects include Phase I investigations of former Chicago and North Western Railroad station sites throughout southern Minnesota, the Phase II evaluation of a late 19th- to mid 20th-century residential and granite quarrying site in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and Phase I and II investigations of Native American sites in Murray County, Minnesota. Dr. Vermeer’s extensive experience in identifying the potential for cultural resources includes assessments of rural and urban areas throughout Minnesota for residential, commercial, industrial, and civic development.

Dr. Vermeer has also served as historian on numerous projects involving archival research, the development of historical contexts, and determinations of eligibility for archaeological and architectural history properties. Examples of such projects include the archaeological documentation of an electrical streetcar station site in St. Paul, the preparation and submittal of a National Register of Historic Places nomination for the now-listed Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Grade Separation historic district in Minneapolis, and the preparation of the National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form for Minnesota railroads. Her essay, “Men-Women and Children: Gender and the Structuring of Historical Archaeology” appears in the International Handbook of Historical Archaeology.

Dr. Vermeer is a Registered Professional Archaeologist and meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for precontact archaeology, historical archaeology, and history. In addition, she meets the pre-qualification requirements for both Level I: Pre-Contact and Level II: Historical Archaeology Studies as established by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

EVA B. TERRELL, M.A

Principal Partner, Business Manager

Ms. Eva Terrell holds a Master’s degree in Anthropology and has over 20 years of experience in archaeology and business management. Ms. Terrell has served as project manager for large-scale undertakings ranging from archaeological fieldwork to master planning. Ms. Terrell is an experienced archaeologist who is qualified to manage all phases of historical and precontact archaeological research, and she is especially interested in issues pertaining to historic preservation, interpretation, and rehabilitation. She has performed site surveys, mitigations, feasibility assessments, and master planning projects. She has been involved with diverse projects spanning urban history, farmsteads, industrial archaeology, architectural history, community histories and town settlement. Ms. Terrell performs documentary and archaeological research; laboratory analysis; and interpretive and master planning. Ms. Terrell meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for archaeology and architectural history. Ms. Terrell also handles all aspects of Two Pines business and financial duties, including human resources, client support and business development.