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Rose Mary Elizabeth Gibson was born in Kingston, Ontario.. In 1934 she graduated from Queen's University with a B.A. degree and was for many years an educator. Between 1958 and 1965 she worked as a school librarian, then completed her Bachelor of Library Science degree at the University of Ottawa in 1967. On completion of her degree she found work at Douglas Library, Queen's University, where she was employed in the Archives where she was best known for her expertise in genealogy. She was instrumental in establishing the Kingston Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and served as its first president. In 1968 she completed the Archives Course in Ottawa thus qualifying as a professional archivist. Miss Gibson retired from Queen's in 1978. She died in 1999.

Margaret Sharp Angus (1908 - ), C.M., B.A., L.L.D. was well known both in the Kingston area and nationally as an author, historian and expert on historical preservation.

She was born in Chinook, Montana, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Grant Sharp, grew up in Fort Benton, Montana and graduated in 1930 with an honours degree in history from Montana State University. On the 28th of August 1929 she married William Angus and came to Kingston with him in 1937 when he joined the Faculty of Queen's University. They had two children, Barbara (Mrs. Owen Morgan) and James.

Like her husband, Dr. Angus has had a long association with Queen's University where she has acted as an assistant in the Drama Department, became the Director of Queen's Radio, 1957-1968, and Curator of the University Collection of Canadian Dress, 1968-1985.

It is characteristic of Dr. Angus that she has not waited for things to happen but has taken initiative when she saw the opportunity, her contributions to society came about largely as a result of her own enterprise. For example, the Canadian Dress Collection was created by her initiative and popular interest in Kingston's Architectural heritage dates from the publication of her book, The Old Stones of Kingston.

Over the years Dr. Angus has served as Chair of the Kingston Centennial Committee 1966-7; Kingston Committee of Architectural Review 1970-72; Director of Ontario Historical Studies Series 1972-88; President of the Frontenac Historical Foundation 1973-6, 1979-81; Governor, Heritage Canada 1974-9; Director, Ontario Heritage Foundation 1975-81; Governor, Kingston General Hospital since 1972; consultant, Canadian Historic Sites Division; member Ontario Historical Society (Pres. 1969-71; Architectural Conservancy of Ontario; Kingston Historical Society (Pres. 1972-4); director, Cataraqui Archaeological Research Foundation 1983-4.

She is the author of the books The Old Stones of Kingston, 1966; The Story of Bellevue House, 1967; and History of Kingston General Hospital, 1972. She was a contributor to Oliver Mowat's Ontario 1972; Kingston 300 1973; John A. Lived Here 1984; over 30 short stories on historical subjects for the CBC; 4 documentaries, radio plays and historical studies; series editor Buildings of Architectural and Historic Significance in Kingston. A second volume of History of the Kingston General Hospital is about to be published.

All of this activity has not gone unhonoured. Queen's University granted her an Honourary LL.D. in 1973. She has also been named "Citizen of the Year" by the Kingston Jaycees, 1968; received the Queen's University Alumni Award 1968 and Medal 1975; Cruikshank Gold Medal 1974; Heritage Canada Travel Award 1975; Silver Jubilee Medal 1977; Ontario Association of Architects and Allied Arts Award 1989, Member of the Order of Canada 1991; 125 Anniversary Medal 1992.

Dr. Angus passed away 15 February 2008.

Dr. Ralph Beverley Lynn, a professor of Surgery at Queen's University, was born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, on August 24, 1921. He began his teaching career at Queen's University in 1958 as an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery in charge of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Surgery. He became a full professor in 1962. Prior to his tenure at Queen's University, Dr. Lynn served as Professor of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan from 1955 to 1958. He was a Markle Scholar from 1955 to 1962, and has received Fellowships from six surgical colleges in Scotland, England, the United States and Canada.

In 1944, he married Blanche Wellman; they have four sons. Dr. Lynn also served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps from 1943 to 1946, and was discharged at the rank of Captain.

Dr. Lynn entered Queen's University as a student in 1940, graduating with distinction in medicine in 1945 and earning the Gold Medal. He interned at Kingston General Hospital and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He was Senior Registrar at the Post-Graduate Medical School (PGMS) in London, England, for 1947-48; was Clinical Tutor, Surgery, at the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, for 1948-49; was Assistant Lecturer, Surgery, at PGMA London, England, from 1949 to 1950; was National Research Council Scholar and Hospital Surgeon at Cleveland City Hospital, 1950-51; was a Travelling Fellow (PGMF) at John Hopkins University, Baltimore, from 1951 to 1952; was again Assistant Lecturer, Surgery, PGMS London, England for 1952-54; and was Senior Registrar at Southampton Chest Hospital from 1954 to 1955, before taking up the position of Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan in 1955.

Dr. Lynn has been President of the Ontario and Canadian Thoracic Societies and of the Kingston Academy of Medicine. He served on countless committees locally and nationally. He co-authored a surgical textbook, and among his other academic accomplishments are the authorship of over 100 scientific papers and contributions to five textbooks, including an encyclopaedia. Dr. Lynn was one of the most respected doctors in Canada, and is adored by his patients and revered by his colleagues.

Following his retirement from Queen's University, Dr. Lynn devoted more time to his hobby of antique collecting and sales. He was respected by the antique dealer community for his detailed knowledge of craftsmanship, his good taste and shrewd sense of value. His wife Blanche shared in these traits as well as in the trade. Dr. Lynn died tragically on 1 December 2006.

William Fitzgerald's home was in Camden East, Ontario. However he had to move about to find work and in 1892 and 1893 he spent most of his time in Pittsburg Township where he managed a cheese factory. At that time his diary notes he frequently visited Kingston where he was a member of Zion Church.

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Hilda Geddes was the daughter of John A. Geddes. Like her father she was very active in the community. She was the organist at the church, pianist at the family "dance hall', first president of the local Women's Institute, active in the Rebekah Lodge, and Secretary-Treasurer of the church. Since her retirement she has rented summer cottages including one built out of the remains of the old Snow Road Station.

In 1940 she entered the Civil Service in Ottawa where she worked in various departments until her retirement in 1967. While in Ottawa Miss Geddes was in little theatre in Ottawa, including receiving a "best performance by and actress" award for one of her roles.

Miss Geddes has written several books about the history of Snow Road Station and area.

Alfred Wellington Purdy, a prominent Canadian poet, was born on 30 December 1918 at Wooler, Ontario and died on 21 April 2000 at Victoria, British Columbia. Purdy was one of an important group of poets recognised as "working class" poets, or "poets of the people." His formal education ended after only two years of high school, and he spent the Depression years "riding the rails" and worked at a number of jobs in British Columbia.

When the Second World War broke out, Purdy joined the R.C.A.F. and served for six years. After his discharge, he lived in British Columbia, supporting himself and his wife as a labourer. In 1956, they returned east, living for a period in Montreal -- where Purdy encountered the leaders of the contemporary Canadian literary scene, among them poet Irving Layton -- and then settling in Ameliasburgh.

By the mid-sixties, Purdy had found his own voice and was able to establish a considerable reputation as a poet. Purdy received several Canada Council Grants that enabled him to travel to such places as the interior of British Columbia in 1960, to Baffin Island in 1965, and to Greece in 1967, in order to broaden his base of experience. He published steadily in the sixties and seventies, to wide acclaim, and by 1982, had twenty-five volumes of poetry plus numerous works of prose, radio plays and dramas, and book reviews. In 1968, he edited the collection of essays, “The New Romans.” In the eighties, Purdy reached the critical pinnacle of an illustrious career with the publication of “The Stone Bird” (1981), “Piling Blood” (1984), and “The Collected Poems of Al Purdy, 1956-1986” (1986). In 1990, Purdy published his first novel the semi-autobiographical “Splinter in the Heart”, and then the autobiography “Reaching for the Beaufort Sea” (1993).

Purdy's work won him the Governor General's Award for poetry twice; the first time in 1965, for “The Cariboo Horses” (1965) and the second in 1986, for "The Collected Poems of Al Purdy, 1956-1986." He also won the A.J.M. Smith Award for "Sex & Death" (1973). In 1982, he was also rewarded by the larger community with an Order of Canada and, in 1987, an Order of Ontario.

Al Purdy married his wife, Eurithe Mary Jane Parkhurst, in 1941. Al Purdy is survived by his wife.

Russ Waller is a former member of the Department of Drama at Queen's University. He is a native of the Kingston area and has for many years been compiling genealogical records for the area. Among his publications is the book, "Like Rabbits in Ernestown."