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William Ross (Bill) Barry was born on May 27, 1942 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to Jim and Eileen Barry. He received his primary and secondary education in Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. Barry earned a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario and a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Regina.

Barry was employed in a variety of positions during his professional career, as follows: teacher at Balfour Technical School (now known as Balfour Collegiate) in Regina (1967-1969); vice-principal in Star City (1969-1972); Assistant Superintendent for the Long Lake School Unit in Watrous (1972-1978); Director of Education for the Shamrock School Division in Foam Lake (1978-1982); civil servant in Regina (1982-1993); and health care consultant (1993-1997).

In 1997, Barry embarked on a career in writing and publishing. He is the author of several publications on Saskatchewan place names, including "People Places: Saskatchewan and its Names" (1997); "People Places: The Dictionary of Saskatchewan Place Names" (1998); "People Places Cookbook" (2000); "Ukrainian People Places" (2001); "People Places: Contemporary Saskatchewan Place Names" (2003); "Age Shall Not Weary Them" (2005) and "Geographical Names of Saskatchewan" (2005). Barry also served as assistant editor of the "Atlas of Saskatchewan" (1999). A frequent contributor to radio and television programs, Barry was president of People Places Publishing Inc., a publishing company that was incorporated in September 1992 and dissolved in January, 2012.

Barry was involved in the development and maintenance of SVWM.ca (Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial), serving as webmaster for the site. In 2013, Barry was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in recognition of his service to the memorial. Barry died in Regina on October 5, 2015.

Robert Leslie Barrow was born at Swan River, Manitoba to Tom and Elsie (Hogg) Barrow on January 20, 1951. He received his early education at Swan River and completed a photographic technician certificate program at Red River Community College in 1975.

Barrow was employed as a photographic technician with the Government of Manitoba's Information Services Photo Lab (1975-1976), as a photographer with the University of Winnipeg's Western Canada Pictorial Index project (1977-1979), and as a photographer with the Manitoba Museum's (formerly known as the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature) audio/video department (1980-2003). Since 2003, Barrow has been self-employed as a freelance photographer. Included among Barrow's photographic exhibitions and creative projects is A Doukhobor Camera which was presented at the Manitoba Museum in 1994.

Barrow continues (2016) to reside in Winnipeg.

George Herbert Barr was born in Norwich, Ontario on July 29, 1878 to George and Clara (Morphy) Barr. He received his early education at the Norwich Public School and the Model School in Woodstock, Ontario. Barr moved to Regina, North-West Territories (now Saskatchewan) in 1898. After graduating from the Normal School, Barr taught in Strasbourg and at the Royal North-West Mounted Police barracks in Regina. In 1902, he began to study law, articling with George W. Brown in Regina before attending Osgoode Hall, Toronto. He graduated in September, 1907.

Barr returned to Regina in 1907 and established Barr, Cumming, Barr, a private law practice in which he was senior partner. He was called to the Bar of Saskatchewan in 1907 and was appointed King's Counsel for Saskatchewan in 1917. Barr served as president of the Regina Bar Association and vice-president of the Canadian Bar Association. An authority on constitutional law, Barr appeared in front of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Privy Council of England on behalf of the Saskatchewan government. He also served as legal advisor to numerous cooperative associations, including the Saskatchewan Cooperative Livestock Producers; the Saskatchewan Poultry Pool and the Consumers' Cooperative Refineries Ltd.

Active in civic affairs, Barr served as an alderman for the City of Regina (1915-1916), a councilor of the Regina Board of Trade and sat on the board of the Regina Public Library. He was chairman of the Regina College Citizens' Committee and an executive member of numerous organizations, including the Saskatchewan Boy Scouts Association; the Regina YWCA; the Canadian Chamber of Commerce; the Canadian Club of Regina and the Saskatchewan Art Association. Barr was an active member of Knox Metropolitan Church and was named an honourary elder.

Barr died in Regina on February 5, 1960.

Barr married Ethel Laureen Dawson in 1906 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Barrs had four children: Donald, Wallace, Robert and Kathleen.

Ethel Laureen Barr (née Dawson) was born in Ontario on December 18, 1882 to John and Loretta (Bole) Dawson. She had four siblings. Barr moved with her family to Regina, North-West Territories (now Saskatchewan) in February 1883. Around 1892, the Dawson family moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba where John Dawson operated a wholesale drug business. After the family's return to Regina around 1894, Ethel Barr was employed in the law office of Norman MacKenzie.

Ethel Barr was involved in the establishment of numerous cultural organizations in Regina, including the Orpheus Club; the Canadian Club; the Arts and Letters Committee of the Regina Council of Women; the Regina Women's Musical Club and the Regina Art Centre Association. She also served as an executive member of the organizations she helped found. Ethel Barr was named a life member of numerous organizations, including the National Council of Women (1951) and the Orpheus Club (1954). A lover of music and art, Ethel Barr was a member of the Regina Sketch Club and exhibited her paintings publicly.

Ethel Barr died on September 4, 1963 in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Ethel Barr married George Herbert Barr, a lawyer, on April 16, 1906 in Winnipeg. The Barrs had four children: Donald, Wallace, Robert and Kathleen.