Harriet May Chapman (nee McDonald) and her husband, Albert T. "Ab" Chapman operated a farm near Rivers, Manitoba. In 1967, they opened Chapman Museum, a collection of 16 historic buildings reflecting life on the prairies in the early 20th century. Born on October 27, 1918, Harriet was raised in Pendennis district and attended Brandon Collegiate. She married Albert in 1941. To mark Canada's centennial in 1967, the couple displayed their collection of antique crockery jugs. As they accumulated more items, they turned their display into a community museum that became a designated historical site. Aside from running the family farm, Harriet was a member of the Roseville Anglican Church Women and Kirkham’s Bridge Women's Institute. She died at age 60 on March 1, 1979.

Albert Chapman (1918-2013) was a farmer and municipal officer near Rivers, Manitoba. For 42 years, he served variously as councillor and reeve of the Rural Municipality of Daly. From 1974 to 1979, he was president of the Union of Manitoba Municipalities. Albert also served on the local school board, hospital board, and Manitoba Municipal Board. He was inducted into Manitoba’s Agricultural Hall of Fame in 2002 and received the Manitoba Cenntenial Medal in 1970, as well as the 125 Commemorative Award in 1993. In 1941, Albert married Harriet McDonald (1918-1979). Together, they established Chapman Museum in 1967, which stemmed from a display they created to honour Canada's centennial. The museum consisted of 16 original historic buildings, arranged as a village, and became a designated historical site. Albert died in 2013, and the museum closed a year later.

Mary Vandale (nee Chrest) was born on July 18, 1919 to William and Ellen Chrest in Brandon, Manitoba. William Chrest owned and operated a shoe store and, later, a dry-cleaning business in the city's downtown. Mary worked a short time in the family business and was active in the Junior Women's Auxiliary of St. Mary's Church. She helped establish a local chapter of the Anglo-Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) for people of Greek heritage. In 1950, she married Ralph Joseph Vandale (1920-1995), with whom she raised a daughter and son. Mary was a longtime officer with the Order of the Royal Purple Lodge, Brandon Lodge No. 138. She was also involved with the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Civic Employees' Union, Local 69. She died in Brandon on November 25, 2004.

Elizabeth "Bessie/Anne" Murray was assistant postmistress in Lyleton, Manitoba from 1917 to 1937, and postmistress until her retirement in 1958. She came from Scotch Presbyterian, Irish, and Pennsylvania Dutch stock. Born on March 27, 1891 in Lyleton, she was the sixth child of nine for Ontario tenant farmer Robert B. Murray and his wife, schoolteacher Sarah Catherine White. The Murray family moved to Lyleton from Gore, Ontario in 1890. Together with Robert's brothers, they played a key role in the village's development. Besides establishing a large farm, Robert became postmaster, assisted later by Anne. She cared for her parents in their old age and took over as postmistress following her father's death in 1937. Known fondly as "Aunt Anne," she served many years as superintendent of Lyleton Sunday school and was a life member of both the Lyleton Women's Institute and United Church Women. She lived in Lyleton her entire life and did not marry or have children. The last surviving member of her siblings, Anne died at 93 on September 2, 1984.

Edna Maude Reeve (nee Cornwall) was a schoolteacher in Brandon, Manitoba and surrounding area. She was born on October 20, 1913 near Windthorst, Saskatchewan, the eldest of four daughters. Her parents were Esther Cornwall (nee Forke) (1892-1984) and Nova Scotia-born farmer Charles R. Cornwall (1889-1980), and her great-uncle was Senator Robert Forke (1859-1934). In 1940, Edna married Kenneth A. Reeve (1908-1965), a grain buyer from Grenfell, Manitoba, with whom she had four children. She taught for 23 years in Saskatchewan, Brandon, and southwestern Manitoba. She was a member of the Naomi Rebekah Lodge No. 6 and volunteered with Central United Church, Canadian Cancer Society, and the Canadian Diabetes Association. Edna died on January 15, 1991 at age 77.

Roy Wallace Hickling was born in Brandon, Manitoba on September 15, 1914. His parents were Wallace Robert Hickling and Mabel Annie Sitterton. In 1936, he began working at W.J. Creelman Co., a retail shoe store in downtown Brandon. After four years of active service overseas during World War Two, during which he married Lola Ruth Morrison (1917-2005), Hickling returned to the store, working there until 1948. He then took a job managing the shoe department at The Peoples Store in Dauphin, Manitoba. In 1957, together with Fred Leach and William Law, Hickling opened Richmond Shoe Store Ltd. at 929 Rosser Ave. The store relocated to 945 Rosser Ave. at the corner of 10th St. in 1952, and in 1979, Hickling retired. He was a longtime officer of the Brandon Lions Club. Hickling died in Brandon on September 12, 1993 at age 78.

The Brandon Toastmasters Club No. 293 was established in 1944-45 as a branch of Toastmasters International. The aim of Toastmasters is to promote fellowship and help members improve their public speaking. Founding members of No. 293 included: Art Hodson, Norm Williamson, Joe Ten Hafft, Orvil Webb, R. Wheatley, George Gooden, William H. Evans, M.A. Gordon, O. Faraugh, Tom Sills, Bob Wilkie, Bill Burns, George McCullogh, Mel M. Wylie, Harold Dennison, N.A. McDowell, George Bye, Cecil May, Dr. W.S. Peters, Roy Wilton, Walter Wright, H.P. Dugid, John Hamilton, R. Alexander, Alex MacDonald, Frank Foster, Dr. Evans, Dave Dick, A. Burneski, and Jack Tucker. The Brandon Toastmaster Club No. 293 celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 31, 1970 and continued to operate until the 1990s.

Established in 1896 as the Brandon Seed House, the company became the largest of its kind in Western Canada. In 1906, it changed its name to A.E. McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd. after founder Albert Edward McKenzie realized Canada required a larger seed institute than he could manage on his own. The company incorporated under Manitoba's Joint Stock Companies Act and hired new personnel. Initially, it comprised three divisions: Brandon Seed House, Brandon Nurseries and Brandon Greenhouses, with each division registered under Dominion Patents. The company later divided into Retail Mail Order, Wholesale and Commission Packet Trade divisions as well as some export business. Located at 30 9th Street in Brandon, Manitoba, the head office and plant housed the company's entire facilities and staff except for the regional sales offices and warehouses. In 1908, the first branch was established at Calgary, and in the subsequent 16 years, additional branches sprung up in other Canadian cities. In 1930, the company created the Seed Marketing Co., which helped distressed farmers, prior to planting, obtain seeds through seed grain mortgages that they would pay off following harvest. The Seed Marketing Co. fell into default and ceased to exist in 1962. In 1944-1945, the McKenzie Foundation was created, turning over 90% of company shares to the Manitoba Government for the benefit of higher education, specifically Brandon College. Since 1975, the government has held all shares. A.E. McKenzie died on September 25, 1964 at the age of 94. A succession of presidents followed. Late in 1971, the company purchased Steele Briggs Seed Co.--its largest competitor in packaged seeds---and subsequently changed its name to A.E. McKenzie Co.-Steele Briggs Seeds. Other acquisitions included McFayden Seeds (1941), Canada Seed Company--which merged with Steele Briggs in the 1930s--Brett-Young Seeds (1971), and Pike & Co. (1982). In 1994, the provincial government sold A.E. McKenzie Seed Co. Ltd. to Regal Greetings and Gifts.

The Canadian Order of Foresters was a fraternal organization affiliated with the Independent Order of Foresters, both of which grew out of England's Royal Order of Foresters in the late 18th century. Mohawk physician and businessman Oronhyatekha (baptized Peter Martin) incorporated the Canadian Order of Foresters in Brantford, Ontario on December 1, 1879. Through branches or "courts" set up across Canada, the organization provided its members with life and disability insurance, weekly sick benefits, a pension plan, and other mutual aid. It also served the community by organizing recreational activities, assisting local charities, visiting the sick, and providing scholarships to high school graduates entering university. Court Jubilee No. 12 in Brandon, Manitoba was officially established on May 23, 1887. Heads of the local courts were called Chief Rangers. The first Chief Rangers for Court Jubilee No. 12 were P.C. Duncan, George H. Munroe, Charles A. Smith, and J.S. Maxwell. The society remained active in Brandon until 1994.

Aleta Elizabeth (Paisley) Clement was a first-wave feminist, committed social reformer, and political activist in Brandon and southwestern Manitoba. Born January 18, 1876 in Petrolia, Ontario to Melissa Elizabeth Bull (1848-1922) and James Paisley (1843-1908), she moved at age 10 with her family to Brandon, where she would later distinguish herself as a public speaker. In 1893, Aleta graduated from Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario. The following year, she returned home and gave private elocution lessons while teaching Grade 3 for the Brandon School District. On August 30, 1899, she married Stephen Emmett Clement, Jr. (1867-1947) in Brandon. They had four children: Harold Dixon, Ethel Ruth, Robert James, and David William. Aleta's dedication to social equality grew out of her family's financial hardships and her work as an underpaid elementary school teacher. In her commitment to social issues, Aleta followed in the path of her mother who, in 1892, was the first secretary of the newly formed Brandon Hospital Aid Society. Aleta's activism was also shaped by her involvement with the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and by progressive initiatives within the Methodist Church. She was a member of the first YWCA board as well as the provincial child welfare board and the First Church United board. As president of the Brandon Local Council of Women (LCW), Aleta played a key role in forming a free Child Welfare Station in 1918 in leading the fight against Spanish flu. Aleta played a prominent role in the 1922 Brandon School Controversy by advocating for equal pay between men and women educators. She was also an active organizer for the Progressive Party in the elections of 1925 and 1926. Aleta served as a convenor for the National Council of Women and as an executive member of the League of Nations in Canada. She was also prominent in the Brandon Art Club and Brandon Little Theatre. Aleta died in Winnipeg on November 9, 1950 and is buried in Brandon Municipal Cemetery.