The A.P. Schmidt Company was a music publishing house and importing company, founded in 1876. It existed until 1960, when it was absorbed by the Summy-Birchard Company of Evanston, Illinois.

The Acadia Apartments were built in 1925 on the site of the 19th-century residence of the Orr Lewis family. The 12-storey apartment building was the first on Sherbrooke Street to take advantage of a new municipal by-law that allowed buildings to exceed 10 stories. Metropole Apartments, the developers, followed the standards and style of apartment houses built in New York City at that time.

Montreal architect David Robertson Brown designed the Acadia Apartments to have a simple and sparingly ornamented façade, reserving most of the architectural detailing and the finest materials for the public spaces and the well-appointed interiors of the 56 apartment suites.

The sober brick exterior is enlivened by ornamental bands of cast Benedict stone and filigreed wrought iron balcony grilles. A handsome entrance canopy and fence bordering the lawn complement the restrained elegance of the building.

Dace Aperāns was born in 1953 in Canada.

She is undeniably one of the most visible Latvian musicians abroad, not only as a composer, commentator, and teacher but also as an organizer of and participant in many Latvian musical endeavours in Latvia and in the North American Latvian community. In 2001, she was awarded Latvia's Three-Star Order in recognition of this work. Additionally, her music has gained wide recognition in Canada and the USA, including an award in 1996 for "Three Songs with Texts by Emily Dickinson" from Opera Works. She has created choral and symphonic music, vocal and instrumental chamber music, and music for the stage.

Richard David James, known professionally as Aphex Twin, was born on August 18, 1971, in Limerick, Ireland.

He is an Irish-born British musician, composer, and DJ. In 1968, his family moved to Canada. Raised in Cornwall, Ontario, James began DJing at free parties and clubs in the area and around the Southwest in the late 1980s. His debut EP, “Analogue Bubblebath,” released in 1991 on Mighty Force Records, brought James an early following. He began to perform across the UK and continental Europe. He is known for his idiosyncratic work in electronic styles such as techno, ambient, and jungle. Journalists from publications including Mixmag, The New York Times, NME, Fact, Clash and The Guardian have called James one of the most influential and important artists in contemporary electronic music.

Rev. Theodore Appel was born on April 30, 1823, in Easton, Pennsylvania.

He was an American author, teacher, and minister. In 1842, he graduated from Marshall College, West Virginia. In 1845, he graduated from the seminary of the Reformed Church in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and from 1845 to 1851, he served congregations in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, and Cavetown, Maryland. In 1851, he became a professor of mathematics and mechanical philosophy at Marshall College until its merger with Franklin College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1853. There he continued in his position until 1877. He was also a pastor of the local church and editor of the "Mercersburg Review" from 1851 to 1857. In 1872, he was honoured with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, conferred by the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his educational and pastoral work, he delivered, from 1873 to 1888, several series of popular lectures on astronomy. He published several popular works. From 1878 to 1886 he was missionary superintendent and edited the Reformed Missionary Herald, and from 1889 to 1893 he oversaw the editorial department of the Reformed Church Messenger.

In 1854, he married Susan Burton Wolff. He died on September 28, 1907, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.