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William James Gilbert (Bill) Allen was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on August 12, 1946 to Alfred B. Allen and Delores M. Holmes. Allen received his early education at Holy Rosary and St. James Schools in Regina, and attended St. Peter's College in Muenster. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan (Regina) with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

First elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature as a New Democratic Party (NDP) Member representing Regina-Rosemont constituency in the June 1975 General Election, Allen was re-elected in that constituency in October 1978. He was defeated by Gordon Dirks in the April 1982 General Election, but remained active in politics. Allen served as President of the NDP from 1995-2000. He co-chaired the Platform Committee for the September 1999 General Election and chaired the Leadership Committee in 2001.

After leaving public life, Allen worked as a teacher at Riffel and Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High Schools.

Bill Allen married Carolyn Ruth on November 11, 1967. They had two children: Michael Padraic Joseph and Kelsey Maureen.

Allen currently (2005) resides in Regina.

James Thomas Milton Anderson was born on July 23, 1878, in Fairbank, Ontario, to James and Mary (Ferris) Anderson. He received his early education in Fairbank and in Toronto. He taught for six years in Algoma, Ontario, before relocating to Manitoba in 1906 and subsequently to Saskatchewan in 1908 where he taught at Gravel Plain S.D. #1492 near Melville. He moved to Grenfell in 1910 where he served as teacher and principal of Grenfell Village School. In the fall of 1911, Anderson was appointed Inspector of Schools by the provincial Department of Education and served in this role until 1918. Concurrent to his employment, Anderson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1911), a Bachelor of Laws degree (1913), and a Master of Arts degree (1914) from the University of Manitoba, and a Doctorate of Pedagogy from the University of Toronto in 1918. Also in 1918, Anderson's book The Education of the New Canadian: A Treatise on Canada's Greatest Educational Problem was published. From 1918 to 1922, Anderson served as provincial Director of Education Among New Canadians, and from 1922 until 1924, was Inspector of Schools for the Saskatoon City district and an instructor at the Saskatoon Normal School.

Anderson became leader of the Conservative Party in Saskatchewan at its convention in March 1924. He was first elected to the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1925 as the Conservative Party Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Saskatoon City constituency. He was re-elected in the June 1929 general election. On September 4, 1929, the minority Liberal Government was defeated in a motion of confidence by a coalition comprised of Conservative, Progressive and Independent members of the Legislature. Anderson was sworn in as Premier of Saskatchewan and President of the Executive Council on September 9, 1929. He also served as Minister of Education (1929-1934) and Minister of Natural Resources (1930-1934). In response to the socio-economic crisis of the Depression, Anderson's self-described "co-operative government" established the Saskatchewan Relief Commission and the Debt Adjustment Board in 1931. It also made amendments to The School Act in an effort to make public schools more secular, and to The Public Service Act through the establishment of the Public Service Commission. The formal transfer of the jurisdiction of Crown lands and natural resources in 1930 also occurred during Anderson's premiership. The Anderson Government was defeated in the 1934 general election by the Liberal Party led by James Gardiner.

Although he lost his seat in Legislature in the 1934 election, Anderson continued as leader of the Conservative Party until October 1936. He then operated an insurance business in Saskatoon until September 1944 when he was appointed as Acting Superintendent of the Provincial School for the Deaf. Anderson died in Saskatoon on December 29, 1946. He was interred at Woodlawn Cemetery in Saskatoon.

Anderson married Edith Redgwick on July 26, 1911, in Grenfell. They had two children: Byron and Elaine. Edith Anderson died in Saskatoon on July 12, 1947, and was interred beside her husband at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Palma Annette Anderson was born on October 15, 1931 near Bulyea, Saskatchewan to Olaf and Caroline Anderson. She attended the Provincial Normal School at Moose Jaw in 1949 and 1950, and later earned a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Saskatchewan. Anderson taught at Saskatoon, Moose Jaw and Regina during her career that spanned twenty-three years.

Palma Anderson was actively involved in issues related to women's rights. In the 1970s, she joined the Regina Status of Women and soon became its president. Throughout the 1980s, she was president of the Saskatchewan Action Committee, Status of Women (SAC) which lobbied for improvements to minimum wage, pension reform, child care, and women's health rights. From 1986 to 1988, she was the Saskatchewan representative on the executive of the National Action Committee on the Status of Women, serving on a variety of sub-committees. Anderson was a founding member of the Saskatchewan Battered Women's Advocacy Network.

As a member of the Regina Public School Teachers Association, she lobbied on such issues as professional development, affirmative action, sexual harassment, maternity leave, and pensions.

Upon her retirement from teaching, Palma Anderson addressed issues of seniors' education and welfare through her activities in the Regina Council on Aging, the Saskatchewan Senior Citizens Provincial Council, the Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism, and the Regina Chapter of the Superannuated Teachers of Saskatchewan.

Anderson volunteered for the New Democratic Party on various committees and election campaign teams at the provincial and federal levels. She also briefly volunteered with the Canadian Red Cross Society.

Anderson received the John Stratychuk Memorial Award from the Saskatchewan Human Rights Association and the Soroptimist International of Regina 1988 Woman of Distinction Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions in the field of human rights. She was also honoured with the Regina Y.W.C.A. Award of Merit for her community involvement, and a Vital Link award from the City of Regina in 1993 for her work with the Regina Council on Aging.

Palma Anderson married Dave Treherne in the 1950s; they divorced in the late 1970s. They had three children: Kathy, Karen and Chris. Palma Anderson died in Regina on September 26, 1994.

Florence Helen Talbot King was born in London, England, in 1900, daughter of Mark George King. She was trained as a teacher, and also took a commercial (secretarial) course. Florence was a stenographer for England in World War I. She came to Canada in May of 1922, staying briefly with a relative. She was offered a position as a teacher in Deerborne, Saskatchewan and moved to western Canada that autumn.

Florence King married George Barker on December 15, 1922, in the home Mr. and Mrs. Dick Cowan. The Barkers took up farming near Spy Hill, initially renting the Albert Guyatt farm. They attempted to purchase the farm directly across the road in 1923, however their tender was turned down in March of 1924. Therefore, they took out a 3 year lease with the property owner, Joseph Davis, instead. The two-story house had been twisted in the 1916 cyclone. The buildings were of logs, in poor condition, and rat infested. It was set up as a mixed farming operation.

The Barkers improved their property, building a frame house in 1927, and concentrated on the farm operation. They became embroiled in a prolonged administrative struggle to buy their land through years of low prices and poor crops. According to Mrs. Barker, they finally succeeded in paying for it three times over.

They continued farming until 1946, becoming involved in a number of farmers' organizations. In particular, Mrs. Barker was District Director for the United Farmers, while Mr. Barker served as secretary. They turned their farm over to their eldest son in 1946, moving into Spy Hill Village and beginning an insurance business together. Mrs. Barker worked as secretary for Spy Hill Rural Telephone Company at the same time (until 1955). She was also Spy Hill Credit Union's Manager-Secretary from its inception in 1950 through 1961. She was the community's volunteer Librarian from 1959-1968; the Assistant Treasurer and a Reporter for the Wolverine Hobby and Historical Society, from its inception in 1954; a Charter Member of the Spy Hill Ladies' Auxiliary; and served as secretary for various co-operative associations.

Florence Barker passed away in 1986, and is buried next to her husband in Spy Hill Cemetery. She is survived by her two sons, William Keith Barker (b. 1924) and John George Barker (b. 1925). She also had a daughter, Helen, who died in 1942.

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.

Jean Ruth Matheson was born on November 24, 1905 at the St. Barnabas Anglican Mission on the Onion Lake First Nation, Saskatchewan to Rev. John Richardson Matheson and Dr. Elizabeth Matheson (née Scott). Known as Ruth, she was the seventh of nine children. Matheson received her secondary and post-secondary education in Winnipeg, Manitoba, graduating from the University of Manitoba in 1928.

Matheson began her career as a teacher first in Manitoba and later in Saskatchewan. After marrying Geoffrey J. Buck in 1933, she moved to Regina with her family in 1946. In 1953, Ruth Buck was elected to the Regina Collegiate Board, serving as chair when the Board amalgamated with the Public School Board in 1966. She was elected to Regina's first Board of Education, and served on that board until her retirement in 1967.

After her retirement, Ruth Buck began writing articles and books, centred primarily around the history of Saskatchewan and the Prairies. The 1970s were her most prolific years, during which she published the book "Voices of the Plains Cree" (1973), the stories of Chief Thunderchild which had been collected by the Reverend Edward Ahenakew and edited by Buck; and "The Doctor Rode Sidesaddle" (1974), the biography of her mother Dr. Elizabeth Matheson, one of the first female doctors in Canada.

In 1974, an elementary school in Regina was dedicated to Ruth M. Buck in honour of her years of service on the Board of Education, and for her lifelong commitment to education.

Ruth Matheson and Geoffrey Buck had one daughter, Judith.

Ruth M. Buck died on July 6, 2009 in Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan.

Dennis Hunt was raised in Brook House, Stapleford, Lincolnshire, England. He attended the village elementary school and county grammar school and later attended the Rose Bruford Training College of Speech and Drama in London. Hunt was employed as a teacher in London before moving to Canada in 1955. He taught in Pierceland, Saskatchewan before moving to Saskatoon. Hunt earned Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Arts and Master of Education degrees from the University of Saskatchewan. He also earned a PhD in Psychology from University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Hunt was employed as a teacher at several schools in Saskatoon. He also taught educational psychology at the University of Saskatchewan until his retirement and was also employed with the Canadian Forces in Germany in the mid 1960s.

Hunt was involved in theatre at the school, community and professional level as an actor, playwright, director and adjudicator. In 1967, he was involved in the formation of the Saskatoon Gateway Players. In In 2005, Hunt’s play, entitled Choices, was published in Write On! Theatre Saskatchewan Anthology. He was inducted into the Margaret Woodward Memorial Saskatchewan Theatre Hall of Fame in 2006.

Hunt currently (2021) continues to reside in Saskatoon.

Hunt married Rosemary Smith on December 24, 1955 in Saskatoon. They have three children: Adam, Jonathan and Bridget Hunt.