DeSorgher Resigns as Curator at Historical Society

After working with the Medfield Historical Society for 37 years, Richard DeSorgher has stepped down as a curator with the society. 

DeSorgher is running unopposed for a seat on the Medfield Board of Selectmen later this month. 

In an email to his fellow curators, DeSorgher said:

Unless a massive write-in campaign surfaces, I will be elected Medfield's new selectman on March 25. Having been a selectman before, back when I was in my 20s, I know the time that the office will take. I do not want to be in a position of not being able to give 100% of my time and effort to a commitment.

I am therefore resigning as a curator and as program director from the Historical Society, as I do not feel I can give the time needed to the time required as a selectman and at the same time as a curator. 

In his formal letter of resignation to Medfield Historical Society President David Temple, DeSorgher said: 

This is to formally submit my resignation as a curator for the Medfield Historical Society and as Program Director of the Medfield Historical Society. For the past 37 years the historical society has truly been a major part of my life and had a great influence on my career as a teacher in the Medfield Public Schools for 35 years. When I first became a curator, it was a time when I was in awe of the local knowledge of the icons of the historical society, like Laura Smith, Blanche Marcionette and the Hurds. Throughout my career as a teacher I was able to get literally thousands of kids into the Historical Society and get their hands on primary sources of all kinds.

DeSorgher has also resigned from the Committee to Study Memorials and Downtown Study Committee, effective March 24, 2013.