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OUR HISTORY

Our organization was founded in 1959-1960 as the Frederick County Retired Teachers. The name was changed in 1966 to the Frederick County Retired Teachers Association and changed again in 2001 to our current moniker, The Frederick County Retired School Personnel Association (FCRSPA). Whatever you call us, we have been serving FCPS retirees, FCPS students and the community at large for over sixty years! Below are the names of our original founders and some iterations of our name and logo over those six decades.

Miss Haidee Beard

Mrs. Marian I. Green

Miss Pearl Eader

Mr. Roger Harley

Mr. S. Fenton Harris

Miss Linnie McGuigan

Miss Mary Ott

Miss Bertha Trundle

Mrs. Marcelene K. Tyson

Miss C. Bess Castle

Miss Nellie Sigafoose

Miss Bessie M. Bell

Mr. J.G. Biehl

Miss S. Price Young

Mr. C.P. Pryor

Mr. Chester Clem

Mr. W.E. Hauver

Mrs. Louise J. Myers

Mrs. Anna Nichols

Mr. J. Norman Harper

Miss Margaret Droneburg

Mr. Charles C.T. Stull

Miss Minnie Cookerly

Circa 1970

Circa 2000

Circa 2024

Miss Beulah Moberly

Mr. William L. Brown

Miss Catherine Albaugh

Miss Anna Simmons

Miss Drucilla Worthington

Miss Mary J. Shuff

Miss Lavenia Hood

Mrs. Hazel N. Goode

Miss Edythe Sigmund

Miss Helen L. Loud

Miss Nettie Mille

Miss Nannie Reddick

Mrs. Ruby W. Myers

Mr. William McP. McGill

Miss E. Virginia Wenner

Miss Eva M. Thomas

Miss G. Pearl Thomas

Miss Lottie S. Eyler

Mrs. Blanche B. Strine

Mrs. Hazel Caldwell

Miss Alvida DeLashmutt

Mr. E.W. Pruitt

While our name and logo have changed over the years, we have never stopped believing in the goals that were espoused by those founding members and officially adopted in 1972:

To work for the general welfare of retired teachers
To promote good fellowship among its members
To keep its members informed of the activities of the association and news in general pertaining to the profession and to retirement life
To initiate and support legislation for the benefit of retired teachers
To cooperate with the Maryland Retired Teachers Association and the National Retired Teachers Association

The storied history of the Frederick County Retired Teachers Association is one of growth - growth in membership, growth in diversity and inclusion, growth in cooperation with the state and national associations, growth in the number of people attending the annual state convention, growth in participation at our social events (the lifeblood of the organization) and growth in the number of members rendering service in our communities - service to schools, hospitals, churches, charitable organizations, and the students and families of Frederick County. We are, and will continue, "Working Together to Protect and Enrich Our Retirement."