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Reverend Alfred Bright was minister at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1915 to 1928 and from 1943 to 1944.

Reverend Sidney Garland was minister at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1954 to 1962.

Mary Ann and Myra Baker were the twin daughers of John and Jane Baker. Myra Baker married Martin Paulson, of Evansville, Wisconsin, around 1898. They had two children together, Thelma and John. Mary Ann and Myra Baker may be related to the Baldwins through Mary Jeanette Baker, wife of John Percival Baldwin.

Albert E. Bridgette was born 15 June 1860 and is the first son of John and Maria (Orr) Bridgette. Albert married Arabella Todd 12 January 1893. Together they had three children Marjorie Todd, Doris and Phyllis. He was for many years a representative on the Official Board of the Church. In 1897, he was elected a member of the School Board of Eaton. Albert was one of the organizers of the Compton County Agricultural Society and served as President for two years. He would later go on to buy the Todd farmstead where Arabella was born. Albert died 11 February 1944.

Founded in 1982 by Bishop's University faculty, the Eastern Townships Research Centre (ETRC) is a non-profit organization located at Bishop's University. Its mission is to further multidisciplinary research into the history and culture of the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, and to preserve the archival heritage of the English-speaking community. It sponsors research on the Eastern Townships region by Bishop's University faculty and librarians, in such fields as geography, history, business, sociology, education, psychology, art and architectural history, environmental studies, and women's studies. The ETRC's principal objectives is the dissemination of research findings. This is accomplished through its bilingual publications and the sponsoring of lectures and conferences.

The Archives Department of the ETRC is devoted to the preservation and promotion of the region's rich and colourful heritage for the purpose of research and teaching. It acquires, processes, preserves, and gives access to archival fonds and collections that illustrate the development of the Eastern Townships English-speaking community. The Archives Department has been accredited since 1991 by the ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec.

Hazel Benner was born 10 October 1912 in Ontario to William J. Benner and Lovina Burton. Graduated from nursing from the Belleville General Hospital in 1940. She passed away 4 January 2008.

Manda T. Cushing was born in Putney, Vermont the 10 November 1798, the son of Benjamin Cushing and Sally Thurber. He moved to Stanstead Plain in 1820, where he was a saddle and harness-maker. From approximately 1824 to 1830, he shared the business with Joseph W. Martin. In 1830, he moved to Barnston. Manda married first Sally Hazeltine on 28 September 1823 in Newbury, Vermont. Together they had three children: George Shaw (1825-1894), John Hazeltine (b. 1827), and Addison Benjamin (1828-1913). After Sally's death on 6 July 1829, Manda married second Dorothy Pinkham on 16 December 1829. Together they had three children: Sarah Elizabeth (1833-1872), Mary Dorothea (1835-1903), and Sophronia Peck (1837-1911). After Dorothy's death on 16 May 1843, Manda married third Patty (Martha) E. Abbott in Groton, Vermont on 24 October 1843. Together they had five children: William Thurber (b. 1844), Edward Abbott (1846-1913), Emma Eliza (b. 1848), Charles Jackson (1850-1931) and Nancy Wesson (1852-1921). In addition to working as a harness-maker, Manda Cushing was also involved in local government, schooling and acted as a deacon in the Baptist Church. Manda died on 21 August 1885 and is buried in the Barnston Pleasantview Cemetery.

Leslie Hall Jenks, son of Nathaniel Jenks and Lucy Thornton, was born in Barnston on 28 December 1849. He was a dentist in Coaticook and had a practice at the corner of Pleasant and Cutting Streets. Leslie married Nancy Cushing on 30 October 1879. Together they had four children: Charles Nathaniel (1882-1888), Cushing (1885-1885), Archibald Nathaniel (1889-1938) and Abbott Cushing (1893-1957). Leslie died 5 October 1910 and is buried at the Mount Forest Cemetery in Coaticook.

Abbott Cushing Jenks was born the 17 February 1893 in Coaticook, the youngest son of Leslie Jenks and Nancy Cushing. He studied at Coaticook Academy and worked as an investment agent. He married Irene Buckland on 23 February 1924. The couple did not have any children. Abbott died 2 April 1957 and is buried in the Mount Forest Cemetery in Coaticook.

The Festival du Lac Massawippi is a business incorporated in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Since 1982, the Festival du Lac Massawippi has organized entertainment festivals throughout mid-April and mid-October in Sainte-Elizabeth church on Capelton street. In addition, they organized open-air concerts every Sunday in Dreamland Park throughout the summer.

George Goodwin/Goodin was born in 1854 to John and Maria Goodwin, farmers in the Township of Bury. He married Eliza Mayhew on 27 June 1889 and they had at least four children together: Everard (1890-1973), Gladys (1894-1895), Arthur (1894-1895), and Maurice (1897-1974). The family spent some time in Manitoba in the mid-1890s, as Gladys and Arthur died at Carmen, Manitoba. George passed away the 29 February 1940 and is buried in the Bown Cemetery.

Maurice married Hildred Armstrong and together they had at least one child: Edith, born 13 April 1934. Maurice died in 1974 and is buried in the Bown Cemetery.