The Snowdon Women’s Club was established in 1914 under the name Mount Royal Women’s Club. There were seven founding members, all of whom lived in the Snowdon area. The original objective was to assist the war effort by rolling bandages, knitting, sewing and providing comforts to wounded soldiers. After the war, the name Mount Royal was surrendered to a sister group in the Town of Mount Royal, and the club changed its name to the Cote de Neiges and Snowdon Women’s Club. Later, the Club became known as the Snowdon Women’s Club, and was one of the affiliates of the Notre Dame de Grace Community Council. The Club’s objectives were always associated with community service, and the members gave freely of their time and money to many worthy groups. Between the wars the membership continued to grow, and sub-committees were formed to represent the interests of both, the members and the community at large. The membership rose to over 100, and it was the period of the greatest commitment to the community by the Snowdon Women’s Club. At the beginning of the Second World War, the War Service Committee was formed to help the war effort. By the 1950s and 1960s the demographics of the area began to change, umbrella organizations such as the N.D.G. Community Council and the Montreal Council of Social Agencies gradually superseded local volunteer organizations, and volunteers became harder to attract. By 1968 the Club, after 54 years of service, ceased to exist.

Rev. William Snodgrass was born on September 4, 1827, in Cardonald Mills, near Paisley, Scotland.

He was a clergyman and educator. He graduated from the University of Glasgow, where he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1852. The same year he received an appointment from the Colonial Committee of the Church of Scotland as a missionary to Prince Edward Island. He served as minister of St. James' Church in Charlottetown, and in 1856, he accepted the prestigious position of minister of St. Paul’s Church in Montreal. He also served as clerk of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada (1857-1864) and was editor of the Presbyterian (1863-1865). In 1864, Snodgrass was appointed the 5th Principal of Queen's College, Kingston, Ontario. He had to deal with some trying circumstances, including the end of government grants after the unification of the provinces in 1867. Snodgrass and the Trustees launched a very ambitious, yet remarkably successful fundraising campaign across Canada. After the campaign, Snodgrass was faced with the question of the unification of the Presbyterian Church (split in 1844) and of possible amalgamation with the University of Toronto. He managed to help reach a unity settlement that would allow Queen's to remain as it was. In 1869, the first female students were admitted, the library was substantially expanded, the University Council and the position of Chancellor were created, and the Queen's Journal released its first issue. Exhausted by the burdens of office, Snodgrass resigned in 1877 and accepted a call to a comfortable parish in Canonbie, Scotland. The University of Glasgow conferred on him the honorary degree of D.D. in 1865.

In 1852, he married Jessie Calder Pollok (1828–1908). He died on July 22, 1906, in Kilmacolm, Scotland.

Nancy Sniper is a Canadian writer, poet, actor, singer-songwriter, and director. She holds four university degrees and is a classical pianist and singer-songwriter with three released CDs. Her anti-bullying song, "Be You," was given a special performance during l concert for young adults at Ontario Place in Toronto. She served as an arts columnist for Montreal's Free Press paper from 1999 to 2016 and has been an internationally published travel journalist for over 40 years. An intrepid traveller, Snipper has done archaeology in Greece, worked as a journalist there, acted professionally in its amphitheatres, and interviewed prominent artists from the country. She is the author of eight children's books, including "Les Cinq Sens en Folie" / "The Crazy and Amazing Five Senses Book" (1997), which won a Mr. Christie nomination. She also published a collection of poems, "Beyond the Dream: Epic Solitude" (2014) and a novel, "Floating on Lily Pads" (2015). Her animated film "Tapping Tango" (2018) was presented at the Fantasia International Film Festival. Snipper won Best Director-Animation for her animated film "Fowl Crossing" at multiple international festivals, including Aphrodite Film Awards, New York City, N. Y., Twilight Tokyo Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan, 2021 Drive-In Events, Long Island, N.Y., 2021 Erie International Film Festival, and 2021 Cannes World Film Festival, Cannes, France.