Almira Bell was the daughter of Catherine Bell of Shelburne, N.S., and the sister of Clarissa, Sarah Ann, and Lucretia. Lucretia married Lovitt Wilson and Sarah Ann married Lovitt's brother, George Wilson.

Donald Weeren was born in London, England. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Montreal in 1957, and began teaching English, Latin and Speech at Loyola High in Montreal, P.Q. In 1960, Weeren received his Master of Science in Education from Fordham University at New York City, New York and the following year he worked as an instructor in education at Syracuse University at Syracuse, New York. Weeren was hired as a lecturer in Education at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1962 to 1965, at which time he was promoted to the position of Associate Professor of Education. From 1964 to 1968 and again in 1992 to 1993, he was the Acting Dean of Education, and was Dean of Education from 1971 to 1976. In addition, Weeren sat on the Academic Senate from 1964 to 1969 and 1973 to 1975. He served on various committees, such as the Senate Quality of Teaching committee, and the Senate Scholarship committee. In 1995 Weeren was promoted from Associate Professor to Professor of Education, a position which he held until his retirement in 1996.

Joseph Furber Marshall was born on 25 April 1926 at Kingston, Nova Scotia to Karl and Vera (Palmer) Marshall. He married Jean Adelaide Eldridge of Yarmouth, N.S on 6 December 1950. They had three children: David, Anne Marie and Sheila Jean. Marshall and his family lived in Middleton, N.S where he served as mayor from 1979-1982. He worked his entire life for the Maritime Telegraph and Telephone Company in a variety of capacities: technical, public relations and finally as the company historian. Following his retirement in 1982, Marshall concentrated on his interest in genealogy and began travelling the province working on family histories. He also worked as a genealogical consultant and professional researcher. In 1986 he wrote and published The History of Middleton and The Rozee Family History in 1991. Marshall was also president of the Middleton Rotary Club and the Annapolis Valley Historical Society. He was a life member of Telephone Pioneers of America and a founding member of the Nova Scotia Genealogical Society. J. Furber Marshall died on 22 May 1992.