{"id":6858,"date":"2025-07-30T01:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsmcdigshistory.org\/?p=6858"},"modified":"2025-07-30T01:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:48:25","slug":"historic-st-marys-city-executive-director-to-step-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ded3712.inmotionhosting.com\/~hsmcdigshistory\/historic-st-marys-city-executive-director-to-step-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic St. Mary&#8217;s City Executive Director to Step Down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historic St. Mary\u2019s City (HSMC) today announced that Executive Director Dr. John Seidel will step down from his role effective August 1, 2025, due to family medical issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is not a decision I ever wanted to make,\u201d said Dr. Seidel. \u201cBut family and health must sometimes come first. 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