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Routley's Reliable House was established by Arthur Routley as a cigar and sporting goods store in 1870. The store was situated at 173-175 Princess Street and operated as both a wholesale and retail business distributing to the district for Spalding sporting goods, B.B.B. best briar pipes and the Edison and Victor talking machines and supplies. Mr Routley was a member of various fraternal organizations, such as the Masons, Oddfellows and Chosen Friends.

Robert Keith Christiansen attended Queen's University, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force, in World War II.

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Eleanor A. Smith was the daughter of Gordon Jenkin Smith and Cecil Gertrude McKee.

Born in Toronto, 27 June 1923, Richard Irwin Ruggles graduated from the University of Toronto, with a B.A. (Hons.) in Geography in the spring of 1945. Two years later he obtained his M.A. (Geography) from the University of Syracuse; and in 1958 he received his Ph.D. (Geography) from the University of London (England). During these years too, he held several posts including that of consutant for the Canadaina Oxford Atlas.
Following receipt of his Doctorate, Richard Ruggles returned to Canada and Kingston, Ontario, where he took up a position as Assistant Professor at Queen's University. In 1962 he was made a full professor. He retired in the summer of 1988.
It was in 1958, at the time of his arrival, that the University was in the process of creating a separate Department of Geography (courses had been offered since 1954 through the Department of Political and Economic Science), and under the headship of Richard Ruggles in 1960 (a position he held until 1969), this goal was realized.
Over the years, Richard Ruggles received numerous awards and other honours, including the National Award of Merit from the Ammerican Associaiton for State and Local History (1970), the Isaak Walton Killam Fellowship (1981-1982), the Award for Services to the Profession of Geography from the Canadian Association of Geographers (1982), the Awared for Service to Geography in Ontario from the Canadain Association of Geographers - Ontario Division (1983), Fellow of the Royal Society of Geographers, and the Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Toronto Association of Geography Alumni (2001); as well authoring several ground-breaking books, and many articles.
Richard Irwin Ruggles died 9 Janaury 2008, at his home in Duncan, British Columbia.

Through student generosity to the Queen's Challenge, $340,000 was raised for construction of a new student art gallery. Located in Stauffer Library, the Union Gallery opened in the fall of 1994. The gallery is centrally located on campus and is a student gallery with a strong commitment to the professional presentation of contemporary art. The location has ensured maximum exposure to the student population.

The exhibition program focuses on work produced by students in the Queen's BFA program as well as professional artists from outside the Queen's community. The gallery displays a variety of exhibitions, both 'raw' new art, fresh from current students' easels, as well as Bachelor of Fine Arts alumni or student work from other universities. The student gallery benefits the Queen's community by facilitating and increasing cooperation and communication among groups on campus and within the Kingston community.

In 2003 The Project Room was added into the Union Gallery. It is a 16'x10'x16' self-contained space located inside the main gallery. It is a venue for use by students and professional artists to present primarily installation, new media and time and sound-based works. The Project Room provides an opportunity to expand on the current program while still providing a venue for the presentation of contemporary art, encouraging original, collaborative and experimental ideas.

The mandate of the Union Gallery as a student gallery that was created to better serve Queen’s University and the Kingston community by: providing access to ongoing exhibitions of contemporary art; promoting greater awareness, appreciation and understanding of contemporary visual artwork in the Queen’s community by displaying art created by student and professional visual artists; offering a learning facility for Queen’s University students to practice the skills of gallery management and presentation of artwork; expanding on the commitment of Queen’s University to a culture rich in diverse artistic language through co-operation and communication with various departments on campus; and facilitating outreach programs that provide exchange with art programs at other universities in order to encourage artistic dialogue and interaction.

The Union Gallery is managed by an Executive Director, working under the Union Gallery Operating Board. The Operating Board is a working Board and consists of 80% students and 20% faculty or staff. The Operating Board meets bi-weekly with the Managing Director and are involved all gallery related decision making. All Board members have specific portfolios and chair committees and provide progress reports at each meeting.

The Hendry-Connell Research Foundation was established in 1935. It was incorporated by Dr. Hendry Connell (1895-1964), an assistant professor at Queen’s University Medical School specializing in the treatment of ear, nose and throat problems. Dr. Connell engaged in research regarding cataracts of the eye. Based on results noted in cataract experiments, Dr. Connell formulated an enzyme solution (Ensol) thought to be quite promising in the treatment of cancer. Dr. Connell became involved in the clinical application of Ensol with cancer patients in July of 1935, and continued with his research until the mid 1950’s, when Ensol fell out of production.

The Foundation was in continual need of financial backing, due to the free distribution of Ensol to cancer patients, and received funding from a number of different sources. Dr. Connell entered into a research agreement with the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, whereby the assignment of patent rights for Ensol in the United States was exchanged for further research funds (Ensol went under the brand name Rex in the United States). Mr. Irenee Dupont of Wilmington, Delaware significantly funded the Franklin Institute, and in turn the Hendry- Connell Research Foundation. Dupont had a keen interest in promoting cancer research and was integral to the production of Ensol, and the establishment of the Foundation. Dupont withdrew his funding from the Foundation in 1938 at which point Dr. Connell appealed to the Government of Ontario which went on to fund the Foundation, at a greatly reduced rate, for the next few years. During the busiest year of Ensol production it was distributed and/or patented in over twenty-two countries.

Sir Arthur Currie, soldier and teacher. Born at Strathroy, Ontario, he taught school and ran a business in Victoria, B.C. until the First World War. Active in the militia from 1893, Currie was given command of the 2nd Canadian INfantry Brigade when the war broke out, took command of the 1st Division in 1915, and was general officer commandin ghte Canadian Corps in 1917. Promoted general in Nov. 1919 and appointed inspector-general, Canadian Militia. Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 1920 until his death.
John Frederick Bligh Livesay (1875-1944), journalist and author. Author of "Canada's Hundred Days: with Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8- Nov. 11, 1918," an account of the campaign from the second battle of Amiens to the armistice, written in defense of Lt.-Gen. Sir Arthur Currie.