John Ebert

Bio: John Ebert (Ed.D [ABD], M.S., B.S.) - Serves as a Program Director and Associate Professor in the Department of Resource Analysis at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. His background is in hydro-geology, geographic information sciences (GIS), and organizational development and assessment. John has been with Saint Mary's University of Minnesota for the past 14 years. Prior to that he worked in GIS and county government as a Conservation Director.

The Search For Fort L’Huillier: An Interdisciplinary Academic and Private Sector Geomentoring Model

Located near present day Mankato, Minnesota, Fort L’Huillier was built in 1700 and abandoned by 1702. Numerous attempts to re-locate this historically significant resource have occurred in the past, but to no avail. Through private sector collaboration, an interdisciplinary geomentoring approach provided GIS graduate students with the opportunity to explore ‘real-world’ modeling scenarios with applied outcomes. The classroom portion utilized current GIS technology and data, evidence from past investigations, and detailed historical accounts to select the most likely location for Fort L’Huillier. Archeological investigations were then conducted; the results of which will further refine future modeling efforts.

Geomentoring, Archaeology, Interdisciplinary, Fort L'Huillier, Historic Preservation