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The Zonta Club of Truro was formed in 1980, as a chapter of Zonta International, which works to advance the status of women and children worldwide. Their primary fundraising activity was an annual craft fair, in which they raised funds to provide scholarships to local graduating students and support local organizations of a similar cause.

Rachel Elizabeth Cooke was born on 20 October 1900 in Portaupique Mountain, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, to Mitchell Cooke and Margaret Ellen (Giddens) Cooke. Rachel trained to be a registered nurse at the Halifax Children's Hospital, graduating in 1925, and worked much of her life in Truro, NS. She married J. Arthur Wilson and the couple lived in Truro. Wilson was very involved all of her life in the Women's Institute of Nova Scotia, for which she served for a time as President and Treasurer. She was also very involved with the Baptist Church. She died on 9 July 1995.

The Truro Residents Association was founded in 1997 to oppose the development of a "big box store" in central Truro, NS. They brought issues of concern forward to town representatives regarding building developments that would affect nearby residents. They were also involved in traffic studies, community awareness projects, and promoting community togetherness.

The Truro Art Society was established in 1969 to support artists in the Truro, NS area. It is a volunteer-run organization that sponsors exhibitions, offers workshops, and provides education to the arts community.

William Cutten Smith was a resident of Truro, NS. He was Chairman of the Victoria Park Commission ca. 1951 - 1962.

Photographers with studios in Truro, Pictou, and New Glasgow, NS. Started by Alexander "Alex" James Ross of Pictou, NS, who began operating as "A. J. Ross and Company". Shortly after, his younger brother, John, joined the business and it became known as "Ross Brothers Photography". They expanded from Pictou to New Glasgow, Truro, and Charlottetown, PE. The business was dissolved in 1881 and was succeeded by Isaac Logan Barnhill. Alex Ross left Nova Scotia in 1882 but continued to practice photography independently until 1891.

Dulcie Evelyn Everard Randall was born in Birmingham, England on 26 June 1915 to Kathleen Everard. She was adopted within a year of her birth by Dr. Elisha Ambrose Randall and Nina Randall of Truro, NS. She died on 2 August 1997 in Ottawa, ON.

Harry Edgar Nelson was born on 26 May 1912 in Clifton, NS. He was a resident of Great Village, Colchester County, Nova Scotia. He married Donalda Hope MacLachlan in 1943. He was a school teacher, a member of the Colchester Historical Society, and an amateur historian. Nelson died in 1993.

The community of Truro is located in Colchester County, Nova Scotia and was established early in the eighteenth century by Acadian families. Following the expulsion, it was resettled first by New England planters, then Loyalists. At that time is was known as the Township of Truro, however this was mainly a geographic designation. When the Colchester District of Halifax County was legally established in 1792, Truro was within the new district's boundaries. It subsequently became part of the newly-established County of Colchester in 1835. Until 1875, local government in Truro was provided by the Colchester Court of General Sessions of the Peace. That year Truro became a town by an act of incorporation. Truro was geographically part of the Municipal District of Colchester, however as an incorporated town it was administered by its own elected council. The council maintains things like sewers, water, streets and roads, property assessment, police, building inspection, lighting, and animal control. The town imposes taxes which are collected by the town clerk and administered by the treasurer.

The Maritime Home for Girls was established on 1 September 1914 by the Protestant Churches of the Maritime Provinces as a reformatory home and training school for girls under the age of 16 who were homeless, neglected, or considered to be delinquents. In addition to a regular public school curriculum, the girls were taught home economics and religion. The Home began as a singular building, with the addition of a cottage in 1917, and another two in the 1920s. The grounds consisted of 240 acres of land, 64 of which were being cultivated in the 1940s. They also kept Holstein cows and chickens on the farm which helped to finance the Home’s operation. The centre of the campus was Ross Hall. The Home partnered with the Local Council of Women for special events, such as flower shows. After encountering financial difficulties, responsibility for the Home was taken over by the Department of Public Welfare on 1 April 1967 and it was renamed to the Nova Scotia School for Girls. The school was converted to the Nova Scotia Residential Centre, a co-educational facility for emotionally disturbed children in February 1985, resulting in the closure of the Nova Scotia School for Girls.