Paul Edgar Philippe Martin was born on August 29, 1939 in Windsor, Ontario.

Prior to entering politics, Martin was the CEO and owner of Canada Steamship Lines (later CSL Group).

He served as a Liberal Member of Parliament from 1988-2008. He also served as Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec from 1993-1996 and as Minister of Finance from 1993-2002.

In 2003, Paul Martin succeeded Prime Minister Jean Chrétien as leader of the Liberal Party.

Following the 2003 federal election, Paul Martin took office as the Prime Minister of Canada. He served as the 21st Prime Minister of Canada from December 12, 2003 to February 6, 2006.

When the Conservative Party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election, Martin resigned as leader of the Liberal Party and retired from politics shortly after.

Helmut Oberlander was born on February 15, 1924 in Halbstadt, a Russian Mennonite settlement in what is now Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.

During the Second World War, he served in the Waffen-SS and acted as an interpreter for the Einsatzkommando 10a. He was also a member of the Sicherheitsdienst and Sicherheitspolizei. The Einsatzkommando was a mobile killing squad in Nazis Germany responsible for the deaths of thousands of people during the war. Oberlander maintains he was forcibly conscripted into military service and that his duties only included translating Russian radio transmissions, acting as an interpreter, and guarding military supplies.

Oberlander immigrated to Canada in 1954 and settled in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. He opened a construction business and became a Canadian citizen in 1960.

The Government of Canada initiated a denaturalization and deportation process against Oberlander in 1995 for not disclosing his wartime record during his immigration interview in 1953. Between 1995 and 2018, numerous court orders were filed to strip Oberlander of his citizenship. Oberlander consistently appealed these orders.

In 2000, Judge Andrew Mackay concluded that while Oberlander may not have disclosed his wartime record there was no evidence proving he was involved in committing any war crimes or crimes against humanity.

In 2017 the Government of Canada stripped Oberlander of his citizenship for a fourth time through an Order in Council. In 2018, the Federal Court ruled that this revocation was lawful. Oberlander's appeal was dismissed in the Federal Court of Appeal in April 2019. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to grant Oberlander's leave to appeal the Federal Court decision December 2019. In 2020, Oberlander also lost his appeal to the Immigration and Refugee Board.

Wasyl Odynsky was born on January 8, 1924.

During the Second World War, Odynsky served as a guard in an auxiliary unit at the Trawniki and Poniatowa forced labour camps in Poland.

Following the war, Odynsky immigrated to Canada in 1949.

On September 24, 1997, Odynsky was charged by the Canadian Government for having misrepresented himself upon immigrating to Canada. The Canadian Government tried to revoke Odysnky’s Canadian citizenship through the denaturalization and deportation process. On March 2, 2001, Judge Andrew MacKay of the Federal Court of Canada concluded that Odynsky’s service was not voluntary and he did not personally participate in any incident involving the mistreatment of prisoners or of any other person during his service. Although his citizenship was not revoked, numerous bids were made to try and revoke Odynsky’s Canadian citizenship in subsequent years.

Wasyl Odynsky died on May 16, 2014.

Jenna Rose Sands is an Nehiyaw/Anishinaabe/Lenape woman who grew up in London, Ontario. She is the author of a series of zines entitled "Atrocities Against Indigenous Canadians" covering topics such as residential schools, the 60s Scoop, and cultural appropriation. A mini zine series profiles residential schools, pow-wow etiquette, and other topics in a format suitable for school-age children.

Abraham Bray was born in England in 1818 to George and Ann (nee Preston) Bray. He immigrated to Canada in the early 1840's where he settled in Zorra Township and began to farm. By 1845 he married Sarah Jickling, also a British immigrant, and together they had nine children: George (b. 1845), Elizabeth (b. 1847), Robert (b. 1849), James (b. 1853), Mary Jane (b. 1855), John (b. 1858), William (b. 1860), Marie (b. 1862), Joseph (b. 1867).

Olive Cyrena Anthes was born in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario on February 3, 1900, daughter of John Isaac Franklin Anthes and Cyrena Hoffman Simonds. On June 3, 1939 she married John Beauchamp Bagnell De Montmorency Harvey (b. November 8, 1892 in London, Ontario). She was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, but her death date is unknown.

Norman Franklin Anthes was born May 7, 1910 to John Isaac Franklin Anthes and Cyrena Harriet Simmonds of Berlin (later Kitchener). He died October 16, 1915 after being struck by a vehicle. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Emma "Emmie" Caroline Anthes was a stenographer and typist born in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario November 23, 1873 to parents Jacob Anthes and Magdalena Stricker. She worked for Mutual Life Assurance for 35 years, retiring in 1933, and was a member of the Church of the Good Sheppherd. Emma built and owned a cottage at Freeport surrounded by birch trees where she enjoyed bird watching and had a dog named Peter Pan. She died January 28, 1961 and was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery.

The photo is labelled Hollefreund, A.R., Milverton and Tavistock. Ontario Photographers List lists him as being in Milverton from 1908 to 1912 and in Stratford from 1909 to 1925, and also the proprietor of Maitland Photo(graphic) Studio from 1910 to 1925. No listing is given for Tavistock.

David Frederick was born March 25, 1907 to Heinrich Metz and Louisa Lehnen in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario. He was the Director and Purchasing Manager of the J.M. Schneider Ltd., for 41 years. He married Dorothy F. Kyle on December 30, 1937, with whom he had one daughter, Lynne. Schneider died February 4, 1968 and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery.

General Douglas MacArthur was Commander of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, the Philippines, during World War II.

Walter Riss worked as a photographer for Studio Two in Mississauga, ON.

Arthur B. Pollock was born in Linwood, Ontario on May 24, 1877. His parents, David and Barbara (nee Livingston) were both born in Scotland. He married Rachel "Racie" L. Boehmer on September 2, 1902 in Kitchener and together they had a son, Carl Arthur. Pollock founded the Pollock Manufacturing Co. in 1907, which later became Dominion Electrohome Industries, Ltd. Pollock died at home on December 16, 1951.

Grace Mildred Huff was born on December 8, 1888 to William James Huff and Elizabeth Starkweather in Dresden, Ontario.

She married Britton L. Hill on May 28, 1908 and together they had three children; Lewis Eugene Hill (1909-1976), Margaret Elizabeth Hill (1911-1990), and Cameron Clare Hill (1920-1988).

Grace and her family moved to Kitchener, Ontario in 1930 and lived in a house at 49 Simeon Street.

Grace died on June 10, 1943.

Henry William Sturm was a barber and politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as mayor of Kitchener from 1933 to 1934. He was born in Waterloo and was educated locally. He apprenticed as a barber and worked at J.J. MacCallum's News and Barber Shop until 1918. Sturm served on Kitchener council from 1924 to 1926, in 1928, from 1930 to 1932, from 1936 to 1942 and from 1944 to 1953. He helped promote the construction of the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium and served on the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Commission. The Victoria Park neighbourhood of Kitchener holds a Henry Sturm Festival each year. Henry Sturm Boulevard in Kitchener was also named in his honour.

Caroline "Carrie" Ahrens was born on January 25, 1862 in Berlin, now Kitchener, Ontario to parents Charles Andrew Ahrens and Henrietta Charlotte Roth. She was the fourth child of eleven, her siblings being: Maria Charlotte; Herman Emmanuel; Louisa; Henry Jacob; Charles August; Wilhelmine; Helena; Emma; Albert Edward; and Laura Emma. Ahrens was a member of the Church of the New Jerusalem. She died March 24, 1934 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Louise Ahrens was born in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario on December 5, 1863, the daughter of Charles Andrew Ahrens and Charlotte Henrietta Roth. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd and their Women's Auxiliary. Louise died suddenly on September 7, 1948 and was interred at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Wilhelmine "Minnie" Ahrens was born April 26, 1855 in Kitchener, Ontario to parents Charles Andrew Ahrens and Henrietta Charlotte Roth. She married Ferdinand Von Ende November 12, 1891 and the couple lived in Preston, Ontario. Minnie died May 17, 1933 and is buried in Preston with her husband. who died October 27, 1935.

Albert Edward Ahrens was born on April 4, 1867 in Berlin (later Kitchener) Ontario to parents Charles Ahrens and Charlotte Roth. He worked as a shoe manufacturer with his father and brothers at their company Charles A. Ahrens & Sons. Albert is listed as married to Eva I. (birth name unknown, born June 29, 1873 in United States, immigrated to Canada in 1900) in the 1901 census. He later married Isabella Louisa Hachborn September 26, 1910. He had one child with Isabella; Mildred Marie Ahrens. Albert died December 20, 1920 and is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener.

Herman Emmanuel Ahrens was a tailor and deputy returning officer for municipal elections born November 23, 1872 to Charles Andrew and Charlotte Henrietta Ahrens. He began a career in tailoring at the age of 13 after receiving a tailored suit from his parents, serving as a tailor's apprentice and later as a journeyman tailor. At the time of his Mother's death in 1896, he was living in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. He married Alvina Hofert of Saginaw, Michigan September 4, 1899 at Mount Pleasant, Michagan. The couple were residing in Ohio in the 1900 United States census. They then moved returned to what is now Kitchener in 1904, where he opened up a tailor shop above the Schell and Englert grocery store on King Street and later a location in Fergus. He served as deputy returning officer of Kitchener's municipal elections for 46 years, was a member of the Swedenborgian Church of Good Shephard and was active in the Moose lodge. He and his wife, Alvina had seven children; Leonard, Eugene, Margaret, Helen, Grace, Ruth, and Herbert. Ahrens retired from tailoring in 1948. He died October 16, 1958 and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener. His wife, Alvina died in 1960 and was buried with him in Mount Hope.

Maria (Mary) Anna Schneider was born April 11, 1872 in Berlin (later Kitchener), Ontario, the sixth child of Christoph and Anna Schneider. She married George Alles, a widower with small children, on June 30, 1909. Mary attended the Church of the Good Shepherd and served on the Woman's Auxiliary. She died June 14, 1948 following a lengthy illness and was interred at Mount Hope Cemetery.

Heinrich Metz Schneider born on September 22, 1865 to parents Johann Christoph and Anna Schneider. He was the second of five children. He married Louisa Lehnen on June 10, 1896 with whom he has five children with; Edith, Emil, Anna, David and Alberta. He died February 23, 1951.