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Born in Wyoming, Ontario in 1880, Miss Hume moved with her family to Watford and then to Woodstock, Ontario, where she was for a time the Editor of Rod and Gun. In 1920 she became secretary to Dr. J.H. Arnup of the Foreign Missions Board of the Methodist Church, and in 1924 she joined Dr. Lorne Pierce's staff as Assistant to Thomas Guthrie Marquis in a special project.When the project was completed she began work as Dr. Pierce's private secretary. During her twenty years with Dr. Pierce, Miss Hume collaborated and assisted in the editing of many books. She was also a poet and a critic in her own right. In February, 1943, Miss Hume retired from Ryerson Press but maintained close contact with Dr. Pierce and his family until, and even after, his death.

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Joseph Hume (1777-1855) was a Scottish doctor and politician. He worked as a doctor of the East India Company, and held a senior position in the company. He served as a Member of the Parliament in 1812 and from 1818-55. Known as a radical politician in the British House of Commons, he was responsible for reforms in Catholic emancipation, extension of voting rights, the promotion of savings banks and free trade. He was also responsible for the campaigning for the abolition of corporal punishment in the armed forces, press-ganging in the Navy and custodial sentences for those in debt.

Helen Humphreys was born in London, England in 1961, and immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her family as a young child. She is an award-winning writer who has distinguished herself as both a poet and a novelist. She currently resides in Kingston, Ontario.

Humphreys four poetry collections, all published by Brick Press, include Gods and Other Mortals (1986), Nuns Looking Anxious, Listening to Radio (1990), The Perils of Geography (1995) and Anthem (2000). Anthem was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award for best book of poetry and was the winner of the 2000 Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry.

Prior to publishing her first literary novel, Helen Humphreys wrote two young adult fiction books for the Women’s Press, Things Just Aren’t The Same (1987) and S.P. likes A.D. (1989) under the pseudonym of Catherine Brett. Humphreys’ first foray into adult fiction was with the novella Ethel on Fire, published by Black Moss Press in 1991. This was followed by the novel Leaving Earth (1997), which was a New York Times Notable Book and won the City of Toronto Book Award. Her next novel, Afterimage, earned a second New York Times Notable Book mention, was nominated for the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize and won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize in 2001. Both books have been published internationally and optioned for film. The Lost Garden (2002) was published to great acclaim and was a 2003 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) Canada Reads selection. In 2004 her novel, Wild Dogs, was published and named one of Now Magazine’s Top Ten Fiction books for the year. It was produced in 2008 by CanStage in Toronto in 2008. In 2007, Humphreys published The Frozen Thames, a book of creative non-fiction and in 2008 she published Coventry. Both books were national best sellers. Her poetry, short stories and articles have appeared in numerous magazines, including The Malahat Review, Quarry, Event, Poetry Canada Review, The Fiddlehead Review, Grain, Arc and The New Quarterly.

Helen Humphreys has taught creative writing across Canada at numerous schools and institutions including the Maritime Writer’s Workshop, the University of Toronto, George Brown College, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. She has also worked as a car wash and gas station attendant, factory worker, and alarm station monitor.

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The Hungarian Club of Kingston was established in 1957 to assist new Hungarian immigrants to Kingston, and formed in the wake of the Hungarian uprising against the Soviet Union in 1956. The Club served as a social outlet for Hungarian families, holding monthly dances and other events. The Club received its charter as an incorporated nonprofit organization in 1964. In 1971, the Club was a founding member of the Kingston and District Folk Arts Council, and took part ion the inaugural Folklore festival. At its peak, the Club counted 65 families as part of its membership, dwindling over time as immigration patterns changed and families moved away from Kingston. The Club disbanded in 2008.

Maxwell O. Hunley was a seller of rare books in the Beverly Hills, California area.

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