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Stuart Darroch lived in Edmonton from the early 1900s and worked first in the insurance and then in the real estate and insurance business. His wife, Beatrice Purches, worked as a stenographer with the government for many years. Darroch's first partner was W.C. Bissell but eventually the firm was his alone. Between 1942 and 1945 Darroch was elected to three terms as the President of the Edmonton Real Estate Board.

Joy and Cam Finlay were instrumental in the formation of various conservation and environmental organizations in Alberta. They are involved in the work of the Alberta Naturalists Federation, the Alberta Wildlife Conservation Centennial Association, and the annual Christmas Wild Bird Count. Joy Finlay served as a teaching consultant specializing in natural history and was a strong volunteer in the ecological and conservationist organizations in the province. Cam Finlay, a biologist, worked for the Edmonton Department of Parks and Recreation for many years. He has also been interested in land use issues and has served on the Strathcona Acreage Owners Association, and the Alberta Rate Payers Association. The Alberta Wildlife '87 Centennial Association was established to coordinate the activities around the centennial of the establishment of the first wildlife sanctuary in Canada in 1887. The association spearheaded a campaign to encourage participation in conservation, especially of reserves for wildlife habitat. Joy Finlay was Alberta's representative and chaired the Wildlife '87 National Committee. The Finlays were also involved with S.T.O.P. (Save Tomorrow Oppose Pollution) and the Epson North User's Group.

Walter Howard was a president of the Fort Edmonton Historical Foundation who recruited a student of the University of Alberta, Desmond Brown, to investigate an artifact supposedly from the last Fort Edmonton which was dismantled in 1915.

William Rowland worked for the Hudson's Bay Company (1822 to 1864) and was an early trader and settler in the area around Edmonton. Phyllis Semaniuk is a member of the Rowland family, being a great-great-great granddaughter of William Rowland.The family has maintained a role in the Edmonton community.

Stephen Zaychuk was born in Bruzuchowicze, Poland on February 2, 1908 of Ukrainian parents. The family interrupted Stephen's engineering education in 1927 and emigrated to Canada. Stephen finally settled in the Town of Beverly, Alberta in 1934 and married Mary Kobewka on January 26, 1935. Together they had two sons, David and Allan. Stephen and Mary owned and ran the market farm known locally as Zaychuk Berry Farm, and in 1954 built and ran a multi-cabin Auto-Court motel. In 1955 Stephen was first elected to the Beverly Town Council serving there until 1961 when Beverly officially amalgamated with Edmonton. During his terms as a Beverly Councillor he sat on the Police Commission, attended the Union of Alberta Municipalities Convention, attended the first meeting of the Provisional Committee for the Homes for the Aged, and on June 16, 1960 attended the Official Opening of the Edmonton International Airport . In 1961 Stephen and his son David, who had studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Alberta, became partners in the Zaychuk Nursery, Berry and Vegetable Farms Ltd. Mary was involved with the Beverly Home and School Association, was a prize winner at the food exhibits of the Edmonton Exhibition, took specialized food preparation classes at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology and travelled in her later years. The Zaychuks were innovators being the first to commercially grow strawberries and raspberries and later introduced the carrot combine which improved the harvest of root vegetables, and David kept cattle to provide fertilizer and use up excess vegetable feed. Stephen was a member of the Alberta Fresh Vegetable Growers Association, the Canadian and Western Canadian Societies of Horticulture, the Alberta Nursery Trades Association, the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce, and the St. John's Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Stephen died tragically on April 4, 1973 at age 65 in a car accident in B.C. The younger son Allan died March 10, 1985 and Mary died August 10, 1994. David continues to run the Zaychuk family enterprise on 400 acres north of Edmonton.

Helen Learmonth was born in Edmonton in 1904 and continued as a resident along with her husband, Charles for many years. Helen was the daughter of the Rev. David George McQueen who became the first Moderator of Edmonton Presbytery in 1906. Helen joined the Northern Alberta Pioneers and Old-Timers' Association in 1924 and was a member of the City of Edmonton Archives and Landmarks Committee in the sixties.

Mr. and Mrs. Lane are residents of Blackfoot Alberta.

John Alexander Ganton was born in Simcoe County, Ontario in 1863. He came to Edmonton ca. 1907 to work for Andrew Agar and moved the Ganton family here in 1909 when John established a blacksmith shop. He then became partners with Andrew B. Agar, Thomas Edgar and Herbert Merriam and a Mr. Glover in the real estate firm of Edgar, Agar Company.

Georgia A. Miller, was born August 27, 1897 in Castleton, Ontario and arrived in Edmonton with her family on June 17, 1902. Her father, Raymond B. Walt, became the assistant town clerk. The family resided at 102A Avenue. After attending Normal School in Camrose Georgia taught at the Queens Avenue School. She also earned her ATCM Diploma from the Toronto Conservatory of Music and taught music and was a piano accompanyist for many years performing with Amelie Lane Gubbins, nee Brooks. Georgia was a lifelong member of the United Church of Canada and held positions as President of the Edmonton Presbytery 1942-1943 and Alberta Conference President of the Women's Missionary Society, 1948-1951. Georgia died at age 86 on February 17, 1984. Georgia was predeceased in 1956 by her sister, Winnifred Empay wife of Dr. Howard S. Empay of Vancouver, formerly of Edmonton. She was survived by her husband Clarence E. Miller of Edmonton and a niece, Frances Empay of Vancouver. Clarence Miller worked for Calgary Power in Wetaskiwin as a salesman for Northern Hardware in Edmonton and as an electrician.

Fred and Agnes Munshaw were longtime residents of Edmonton living at 11022 - 81 Avenue. Mr. Munshaw was a city employee. Both Mr. and Mrs Munshaw were avid lawn bowlers and curlers, belonging to the Garneau Lawn Bowling Club and to the Granite Curling Club. Mrs. Munshaw was active in the Catholic Women's League and attended St. Anthony's Church. Mr. Munshaw was active in the Knox United Church.