fˈɪtsɛl dʒˈɔɪnd ðə kˈɪŋstən hɪstˈɔːɹɪkəl səsˈaɪəɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, wʌz ɪts vˈaɪspɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪnðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, ænd ðˈɛn bɪkˌeɪm ɪts pɹˈɛzɪdənt ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ.
Fitsell joined the Kingston Historical Society in 1977, was its vice-president in the early 1990s, and then became its president in January 1994.