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Helen Delyea was born on 28 January 1902 in Roslin, Ontario, the child of Willard Delyea and Lucy (Anderson). She married William Harvey Chisholm on 12 April 1922 and died in Belleville, Ontario on 22 October 1993.

The Foxboro Cheese Factory was incorporated in 1898 under founders John A. Holgate, James W. Gay, Robert Fenn, Thomas Leslie, William Goswell, Joseph Waldron, Hubert Hawley. It was located in Thurlow Township, County of Hastings, Ontario at 244 Ashley Street, Foxboro. The factory stood until a fire destroyed it in 1906, after which the factory's operations shifted to the Eclipse Cheese Factory for approximately one year until a new facility could be built. Hoping to gain a larger influence in the industry, the company joined the Cheese Factory Patrons Association.

After World War II, the factory saw that the British economy, which it been dependent on for exports, was no longer a viable option. As it rebuilt its own economic and social infrastructure in the wake of the destruction, the Foxboro Cheese Factory shifted its focus to the United States. It encouraged vendors to increasingly focus on targeting American tourists domestically, while updating their packaging to attract new customers and open new markets for export. The postwar period also proved to be a boon for the artisan value of Foxboro, as their reputation for quality was renowned. Foxboro Cheesemaker Horace Palmer scored the highest average scoring in Central Ontario for his cheeses in the late 1940s, culminating in the 1949 award for the best quality cheese in Eastern Ontario, which helped bring esteem and financial gain for the cooperative.

As operating costs and regional competition increased, which drove their market share down, Foxboro Cheese Factory's revenues decreased. This resulted in the company ceasing operations at the end of 1961. As part of the effort to maximize shareholders tenders, the cheesemaker's house was sold to Hans Laubert for 2,100 Canadian Dollars, whereas the factory, land, and equipment was sold to W.D. Cook. In 1961 Harold Elliott built and opened the new Foxboro Cheese Factory on 516 Harmony Rd, Corbyville. This factory eventually became Thurlow Township fire hall and is now the Gerry Masterson Community Centre.

Shield Newspaper Group published local newspapers in the Peterborough, Northumberland, and Hastings area from 2004 to 2006.

Andrew Goulah is a photographer and resident of Belleville, Ontario.

Amy Robinson Futcher was born 13 October 1931 near St. Thomas, Ontario, the child of John Robinson Futcher and Dorothy Elliott Horton. She graduated form the Health Sciences program at the University of Guelph in 1956. She married Roy Kenneth Jeffrey in 1957 and they moved to Belleville in 1958. Robin Jeffrey worked as a teacher of home economics and English at Quinte Secondary School. She was elected to Belleville City Council in 1968 and successfully ran for Mayor in 1972. She was re-elected by acclamation in 1974 and resigned in 1975 to run as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the Ontario election of that year.

Robin Jeffrey died on 24 July 2022.

The opera house at the southwest corner of Church and Bridge Street East opened in 1884 and operated under various names (the Belleville Opera House, Queen's Opera House, Carman Opera House, and finally the Griffin Opera House or Griffin Theatre). It was demolished in 1933.

Allan A. Ralley was a teacher at Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in Picton and a veteran of the Second World War with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

W. G. Smith was a Methodist minister and a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/nflds/article/view/21236/24540

Kathryn Rachel Asselstine was born in Marlbank, Ontario on 6 December 1884, the child of Oscar William Asselstine and Marion Ann (Lochhead). She served as a nursing sister during the First World War, and subsequently as a nurse in Detroit, Michigan. She died in 1970.

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Arthur Robert Jenkinson was born in Norwich, England in 1889. He married Maggie Prior in 1908 and the couple moved to Canada in 1911. Arthur joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in September 1914 and served overseas until 1918. He died in 1972 and was buried in the Belleville cemetery.