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Some former students, staff, and faculty are famous! Well, at least they're mentioned elsewhere on the web. We've provided some links below. If you know of a link to add to this page (maybe to your own site?), please contact us.

Staff Web Sighting
Albert Carman Co-founder, c. 1880. A historic plaque honouring him for his work in the Methodist Church has been erected in Belleville by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Communications.
Rev. J. P. Rice Financial agent, 1893-1896. An account of his fund-raising efforts to build the Lincoln Road United Church is reported in the Walkerville Times.
Steve Peters Archivist, c .1981-1988. Longtime friend of the alumnae, currently the provincial Minister of Labour. His parliamentary history is found on the Ontario legislative assembly site, and he has his own website.

Faculty
Web Sighting
Benjamin Fish Austin Principal, 1881-1897. An extensive biography is found on Wikipedia.
Nellie Langford Rowell

English literature and modern languages, c. 1898. A fairly extensive biography is available from York University Women's Studies.

Frederic Bell-Smith Art Director, 1881-1905 (stayed on in honorary capacity until 1910). A brief biography and some paintings are shown on the London Regional Art and Historical Museums site.
St. John Hyttenrauch Music, 1881 - 1908. A well-known pioneer of the London Ont. music community. his contributions are described in the Canadian Encyclopedia of Music.
Robert Ironsides Warner Principal, 1898-1919. Headstone is catalogued in the Elgin County branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society. "Teacher teach thyself the creed."
Julia Payne Sculpture, 1890-91. Mentioned in St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre biography of William Smith, as she had married him in 1886.
William Smith Art Director, 1905-1910. Art, 1902-05. A brief biography and a few paintings are published on the London Regional Art and Historical Museums site. More details of his life are on the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre site. Two art reviews about a retrospective exhibition are on the Press Clippings page.
Frank Welsman Music Director, 1928-31. A brief biography is at the Canadian Encyclopedia of Music.
Adalene (Elliott) Johnston

French, c. 1933. A brief biography is found under McMaster University Alumni.

Gertrude Huntly Green Music (violin), 1930-36. Concert pianist, later founder of Victoria Conservatory of Music. A yearly memorial scholarship is available to music students at the University of Victoria. A brief biography is at the Canadian Encyclopedia of Music.
Kay Smith English and Drama. A brief biography is provided by the League of Canadian Poets.
Doreen Hall Music (violin), 1942-45. A biography and other records of her career as both a musician and an educator are available at the Music Archives of the National Library of Canada.
Paul Massel Music (voice), 1976-77. Paul is a widely acclaimed performer, and since 2000, also a Catholic priest. He has his own website, and this article appeared in an Edmonton Catholic newspaper.
Dianne Long Dance, Summer School of the Arts, c. 1978. Founder and principal of the Cambridge Theatre Dance School.
Jack Barnes Music (percussion), Summer School of the Arts, 1983-84. Jack has a personal website describing his services as a drumming instructor and performer.
Betty Bone Principal, 1970-1986. Died 6 August 1998. A short biography was carried in the Toronto Globe and Mail.
Student Web Sighting
Frances Marr Adaskin c. 1915. Pianist. A biography and archives from her career can be found at the University of British Columbia.
Carolyn Curtis c. 1926. Artist. A brief biography is provided by the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre, where her work is part of their permanent collection.
Francis Heywood c. 1927. Nurse, owner/operator of a lodge on Manitoulin Island. A biography was carried in the Manitoulin Expositor.
Eugenia Last 1962-63. An astrologer, her column is distributed by Universal Press Syndicate, and she has her own astrological website.
Karen Brown 1968-69. A visual artist based in Toronto, Kate has a personal website, and is also listed at Art in Context.
Mary Miller 1978-82. Runs The Finch House, a bed and breakfast in Gravenhurst, Ontario.
Melissa Kennedy 1979-80. Lawyer and educator. A brief biography is provided by the University of Toronto Faculty of Law.
Sondra Stewart 1982-86. Runs her own professional services company, Stewart Business Valuations.
Lisa Forwell 1985-86. Engineer, MBA. President of Forwell Materials, a construction materials company in Kitchener.