June 2, 2026

Seidel Steps Down as HSMC Executive Director

HSMC

Dr. John Seidel has stepped down from his position as executive director at Historic St. Mary’s City.

Seidel New Executive Director at HSMC

Seidel

John L. Seidel has been appointed as Historic St. Mary’s City Commission’s new executive director.

Nearly 400-Yr.-Old Remains Found at HSMC Dig Site

The Historic St. Mary’s City Department of Research and Collections uncovered the human remains of a young European man, believed to have been buried in the late 1630s. The discovery might be one of the oldest colonial burials found in Maryland.

Archaeologists Find Maryland’s First Fort

Historic St. Mary’s City’s archaeologist have found the outlines of an enclosed fort erected in Southern Maryland by White settlers in 1634.