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David William Metcalfe moved to Esquimalt in 1965. He worked at Yarrows Shipyard as a foreman and Fire Chief for 40 years. He was also a member of the Library Board and the Emergency Preparedness Committee. Dave and his wife, Eleanor, lived in their Esquimalt home for 44 years, before moving to the Renaissance Retirement Residence.

George Merz was a WWII Veteran. After the war, he was a career civil servant retiring as Municipal Clerk of Esquimalt.

Brian Mee was a Board Member of Esquimalt Neighbourhood House and organized the opening ceremonies.

Annie was a resident of Esquimalt and active in a number of community organizations including the Esquimalt Women's Institute and the Esquimalt Community Club. She was later on the Board of the Victoria Senior Citizens Housing Authority.

Mrs. G.A. McTavish born Catherine Amelia (Amy) Helmcken on 19 March 1855, daughter of Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken and Cecilia, grandaughter of James and Amilia Douglas. Married in Dec. 1877 to George Archibald McTavish. Died 1 Nov. 1922. Her children included Rita (Margaret Cecilia) McTavish (1879-1954), Duncan Douglas McTavish (b. 1881), Claus Sebastian McTavish (b. 1884) and Dorothy Olivia McTavish (1889-1972). Rita married David C. Hughes in 1916. Dorothy married Edward Heddle in 1916. Both sons were given land in Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken's View Royal sections.

Heather McPherson was the estate executor for Leigh Burpee Robinson and donated a image of the Robinson's home at 445 Admirals Road along with a hand-written poem by Leigh Burpee Robinson.

Leigh Burpee Robinson (L.B. Robinson) was an author and historian who wrote a history of Esquimalt (Esquimalt: Place of Shoaling Waters, 1948). She was born Leila Ada Burpee in New Brunswick in September 1882. She married Bertram Digby Robinson in Esquimalt in 1927. The couple lived in Esquimalt where Bertram Robinson was private secretary to Norman Yarrow of Yarrows Shipyard. Bertram Robinson died in 1953 and Leigh Burpee Robinson died in 1974. (Source - BC Archives)

Julien Joseph McGrath was born in Victoria, BC on December 26, 1922. He married Betty McGrath (nee Neilson) from Napanee, Ontario in 1948. Julien died in his home on Lugrin Place in Esquimalt on March 29, 2002 at the age of 79.

Betty was born in Napanee, ON in 1929 to Arthur Moore and Audrey Neilson. She spent her childhood and adolescence in Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, ON. In 1948, she married Julien "Mac" McGrath and moved to Victoria. As a military wife, Betty lived in BC, AB, MB, NB and Germany, returning to Victoria in 1964. Betty's career spanned many years, in banking and the federal civil service.

Barbara McFarlane (nee Floyd) is an employee of the Greater Victoria School Board and attended Lampson Street School (Esquimalt) and Esquimalt High School. Her mother is Beatrice (McDonald) Floyd.

Norman Martin was a partner in the Esquimalt Electrical Contracting Company at 1232 Esquimalt Road. Photos and ephemera collected by donor during his years with the business.