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Evan MacColl (Eoghainn MacColla) was born at Kenmore on Loch Fyne, Argyllshire, Scotland in 1808. Before becoming an officer in the Custom House in Liverpool, 1839, MacColl published poetry in both Gaelic and English. In 1850 he followed his family to Canada and settled in Kingston as a Custom Officer. He was active in Scottish societies, enjoying the title of Bard but his support of Reform politics and opposition to Sir John A. Macdonald apparently kept him from promotion in government service. MacColl retired in 1880 and in 1883 he published Poems and Songs, chiefly written in Canada. In 1890 he went to live in Toronto where he died in 1898.

Gordon Kenneth Dowsley (1943-) Executive Officer, Crown Life Insurance Company, Toronto, Ont.

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The Kingston Arts Council adopted its constitution in January, 1962 and was incorporated on February 18th, 1963 as the Kingston Regional Arts Council, making it Ontario’s oldest arts council.

When Kingston’s Grand Theatre faced demolition in the early 1960’s, a group of concerned citizens united people interested in the arts and determined that there was a need for an arts council. After assuming the leadership role in this endeavour, The Kingston Arts Council (KAC) was formed.

The mandate that became the heart of the organization in the sixties— to sponsor, encourage and foster excellence in the arts—still holds true today. An umbrella organization that represents all of the artists in Kingston and the surrounding regions , the KAC has been devoted to nurturing regional artists of all disciplines and skill levels, and advocating on their behalf for nearly half a century.

Operating with a small staff, dedicated volunteer board and committee members from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, the Council acts as an artistic hub, channelling information and ideas to (and from) the wider community. All of the programmes and services of the Kingston Arts Council are aimed at creating this vital, ongoing engagement between community members and the region’s arts and artists.

The KAC and its volunteers have been particularly successful in developing community partnerships. It worked closely with the City of Kingston to develop and implement its cultural policies, strengthening the voice of the arts through active planning, promotion and communication. The KAC was the driving force behind the establishment of the first Kingston Arts Board in 1982 and has always remained closely aligned with efforts to maintain arts support from the municipal government. One of the major operations of the Arts Council since 2007 has been the administration of the City of Kingston’s Arts Fund, a fund which distributes approximately $450,000 annually to eligible not-for-profit organizations. Numerous volunteers associated with the Arts Council worked behind the scenes for nearly a decade to help re-establish this critical funding source for arts activities.

The KAC was also given the honour of administering the Nan Yeoman’s Award for Artistic Development, an award to help young artists further their professional artistic growth through focused training and guided creation which has a monetary value of $2500.

The KAC currently has three main internal projects: The Kingston Prize, The Juried Art Salon, and The Fine Craft and Art Guide. Founded in 2004, The Kingston Prize is a biennial contemporary portrait contest that was inspired by the Archibald Prize in Sydney Australia (1921). Funding from the W. Garfield Weston Foundation provides a $10 000 prize, which helps to attract Canada-wide interest. In 2009, the KAC was awarded an $8000 grant from the Ontario Arts Council to take the Kingston Prize finalists to Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Calgary, Alberta as part of a nationwide tour. The Kingston Arts Council’s annual Juried Art Salon enables member artists from the region to enter up to two pieces in any medium and have their work judged by two professional artists. The winners and finalists are exhibited at the Wilson Room of the Kingston Public Library during the month of May. The Fine Craft and Art Guide promotes the best of Kingston region’s artisans, artists, and theatrical talent.

Shortly after the arrival of the main body of Loyalist settlers in 1784, Kingston acquired its first school. In 1785 or 1786 the Rev. John Stuart persuaded the authorities to build a schoolhouse. Although difficulties in getting and keeping a teacher forced periodic closures, the school ran continuously from 1795 to 1799 with George Okill Stuart as schoolmaster. In 1807 the School Act was passed in the Upper Canada Legislature establishing a public or grammar school in each of the eight districts of Upper Canada. The one for the Midland District was located in Kingston and was known as the Midland District Public School. Since these schools were not public or free in our sense of the word pressure grew in the Assembly for common schools that would be accessible by all. The result was an act passed in 1816 that made it possible for Boards of Trustees to be established with power to appoint teachers and charge fees, but without the power to levy rates upon the community. It was not until the Common School Acts of 1841 and 1843 were passed that provision was made for the collection of rates by municipal councils for school purposes. Up until 1847 each common school in a town or city had its own board but in 1847 a new act made it lawful for each City Council to appoint a Board of trustees to take possession of all common school property. Finally, in 1850, an act which consolidated former measures and made possible the gradual adoption of the free school system was passed. The first meeting of the school trustees elected under the 1850 act met in Kingston on September 19, 1850. The year 1871 saw a major step in education legislation with an act that provided that all common schools should henceforth be known as public schools, introduced compulsory attendance for children between the ages of seven and twelve, and made a clear distinction between elementary and secondary education. In 1897 a union between the Board of Public School Trustees (in existence since 1847) and the Board of Trustees of the Midland District Grammar School (in existence since 1807) resulted in the Board of Education.

Queen's University Archives undertakes its activities in order to manage, preserve, conserve, and make accessible the information assets of the University; to maintain an authentic record of the programs, people, and operations of the University; to provide archival management and conservation for culturally significant records of external organizations and individuals in support of the teaching, research, service, and administration interests of Queen's University.

A long archival tradition exists at the University, the first archival document being presented to Queen's in 1869. At first, archival collections were held in the University Library. In 1960, the first Archivist was appointed. By 1981, through the generosity of Mrs. Kathleen Ryan and the Queen's Quest, the New Medical Building, built in 1907, was renovated and made available for the University Archives. Renamed Kathleen Ryan Hall in 1982, in honour of its generous benefactor, its facilities include a reading room for consultation and research, a conservation lab, and large secure, climate-controlled storage vaults. The Archives collections and fonds are described in a searchable database on the QUA web site.

The holdings fall into six main thematic areas: the records of the University; public affairs; business records; fine arts; Canadian literary papers; and regional collections. The University collection includes the historical records of the University administration, faculty papers, and University publications – including Queen's theses, and student publications such the "Queen's Journal" from the first issue published in October 1873. These records document campus history and student life in all types of media, such as photographs, letters, diaries, sound and moving image recordings, and architectural drawings. The public affairs collections include the papers of Governor General John Buchan, Sir Joseph Flavelle, the Liberal and New Democratic Parties of Ontario, and microfilm copies from other institutions of the papers of Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Arthur Meighen, and John Diefenbaker. Business collections include the Canadian Steamship Lines and the McLaughlin Carriage Company, the forerunner of General Motors. The literary collection includes the papers of Lorne Pierce (editor of the Ryerson Press from 1920 to 1960), George Woodcock, Al Purdy, Dorothy Livesay, and many other writers, plus the records of Oberon and Quarry Presses. The regional collection includes numerous records and papers of local families going back to Loyalist times. Kathleen Ryan Hall also houses many of the historical records of the City of Kingston, and the former Frontenac County.

The Kingston Horticultural Society is an affliate of the Ontario Horticultural Association and subject to the Horticultural Societies' Act, R.S.O. 1980, c.204. The Kingston branch was formed in 1889 with the objectives of: ensuring instruction and discussion on subjects connected with the theory and practice of horticulture; improving and beautifying public and private grounds; interesting youth in the study of horticulture; holding exhibits and awarding prizes for horticultural products; distributing seeds, plants, bulbs, etc. in order to promote an interest in horticulture; promoting the protection of the environment; and promoting the circulation of horticultural information.

The society meets regularly and is governed by a Board of Directors, comprised of the Officers of the Society, fifteen directors and the immediate Past President.

The Jaycees is a service organization which organizes several community projects such as the Santa Claus Parade, Over the Hill Derby and the Citizen of the Year Program.It also conducts individual development projects including effective speaking, committee management, salemanship and other courses, often open to the public. The original organization meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce occurred in Kingston, January 20, 1945, and after discussions with the Kingston Chamber of Commerce a constitution was drawn up and adopted on February 9. In 1947 the organization received its charter from the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Canada. During its first five years, Kingston Jaycees' major interest was in civic government by sponsering "Get-Out-To-Vote" campaigns, support of municipal candidates and regular attendance of city council meetings.

The Kingston Rowing Club was established at a meeting at City Hall on February 2, 1977. Michael Davies was elected President with John Armitage as Secretary and Terry Kelly as Treasurer. By April a novice men's and women's eight from KCVI were working out daily on the Inner Harbour in an old Pocock shell purchased from Princeton University. The boats were stored in the Whig Standard newsprint warehouse located at the end of a laneway off Rideau Street at Cataraqui Street. The new club's first gold medal came at the Ontario Summer Games in Kitchener in August with an upset win in the women's eight.

On May 28, 1978 the first major regatta to be held in Kingston, The Eastern Rowing Association High School Championships, took place. The sod turning for the clubhouse at Orchard Street Park took place at the Second Annual Kingston regatta on May 27, 1979. The new shell house was officially opened on May 25, 1980

Formed in 1954, as the Women's Auxiliary, and subsequently changed to the Women's Committee, the Volunteer Committee of the Kingston Symphony Association (the name was changed again in 1997, to more accurately reflect its nature and composition), the work of the volunteers is a major component of the health and success of the entire organization. The Kingston Symphony Association uses the time and talents of approximately 500 volunteers each season. Members usher at concerts, work at bingos, tend information tables at events, sit on committees, and mastermind a myriad of annual fundraising and community building events.