Margaret Houghton is employed as the archivist in the Special Collections Department of the Hamilton Public Library. Born and educated in Hamilton, Margaret has been employed by the library since 1978.

She is a past president of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society and, having served eight years as president, currently holds the record as the longest serving president in the history of the society. She was involved in their projects to rebuild the Gore Park Fountain and to erect a memorial to the MacNab family in Hamilton Cemetery. She was also involved in the production of several of their publications.

She has been the president of the Players' Guild of Hamilton (the oldest continuous little theatre group in North America) and has been an active member of that society since 1979.

Margaret has edited the best selling books Hamilton Street Names and The Hamiltonians: 100 Fascinating Lives.