David

Hall

Joan

Hall

Svea

Hall

Brigitta

Hall

Annika

Hall

Harriette

Wilsterman

William

Wilsterman

Welcome to the Hall Family Website and Photoblog. 

   This site is about a family of five who live in Tallmadge, Ohio.  Our household consists of David and Joan Hall, our three daughters, Svea, Brigitta and Annika.  For many years Joan's parents, Bill and Harriette Wilsterman (Papa and Nana) lived with us until they passed away in 2017 and 2022.  I (David) was born and raised in Alaska and studied art/photography at University of Alaska, Fire science in Hawaii and elementary education in Colorado.  Joan has degrees in architecture, interior design and science from Kent State, Ohio.  I met Joan on a beach in Hawaii on March 12, 1995; by the end of the day I told her that we would be married.  Joan and I fell in love in Hawaii where we kayaked and hiked regularly.  After a four month road trip from Arizona, to Alaska to Ohio, we settled in Colorado and were married.  Joan put her architecture and interior design skills to use at a small architecture firm.  I studied education in graduate school in Denver and got a job teaching first grade in Colorado Springs.  Svea was born in 1999 while we lived in Woodland Park, Colorado.  In 2001 we decided to move to Ohio so that we could be closer to Joan's parents.  Brigitta was born six weeks early and only four days after we arrived in Joan's parent's home in Ohio.  We enjoyed the company and mutual support of Joan's parents enough that we decided to permanently reside together.  In 2002 I was hired to teach technology at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish School in Cuyahoga Falls.  In 2005, Annika was born 11 weeks premature.  Joan now teaches a two-year-old preschool class at Treehouse Preschool in Tallmadge.  We all enjoy hiking, biking, kayaking, photography, creating art and visiting Alaska.

 

Our Family

The Hall Family PhotoBlog  

The Hall Family's day to day events in pictures and text.  Last Update: December 2023 

The Hall Family Movies  

739 Movies online! Over 113 hours of video!

Last Update: November 2022

~ Old Photoblogs by Month ~ 

Listed by month, from December 2005 to present. 

German Family Society Index

 Alaska 2014!

Annual Kelly Bashes

Last Update:  July-2018

The Wilsterman and Hall Family Trees - 67 people represented!  Updated 3-9-08  

Hall & Wilsterman Family Recipes

Last Update: 12-23-08 

The Good Old Days  ~ All kinds of pictures from our past.  Last Update: 11-23-2013  

Colorado ~ Joan and David's first seven years of marriage and Svea's first two years.  (1995 - 2001)

Brigitta Kelly Hall's Birth  Born: 12-15-2001

Britta's birth and first year. 

Bill's War Biography  -  A brief description of how Bill piloted target planes in WWII.  Several pictures included. 

Annika Ingrid Hall's Birth  Born: 3-4-2005 

Born at 29 weeks

Brigitta's Harry Potter Birthday Party - June 2010

Anniversaries & Birthdays: of the immediate Hall and Wilsterman families. 

 

Photo & Art

Fake Dioramas - Real pictures altered to look like dioramas.  Last Update: 8-1-07 

Over 30,000 Views!

David's College Pictures ~ David's pictures from studying photography in college at the University of Alaska.  (1986 - 1991) 

In Living Color ~ Our full color family visits a black & white Alaska! View in 1024 x 768 Res. ~ 5-12-2007

The Orton Effect - Some of our old pictures with a dreamy look.  1-1-2008 

Milk Drop - Macro photos of milk drops splashing into coffee and more. ~ Updated 2-18-2008 

Svea's & Brigitta's Artwork  

Last Update: 6-1-07 

Joan's handmade Christmas cards 12-26-11 

Cards from 1994 to 2011.

Distorting Time~ David's photos that distorted time - University of Alaska.   (1991) 

Funny

Not a webpage about parachuting a cat. 

Over 10,000 Views!

Cars ~ David's old funky beater cars from Alaska and jumping a $50 Chevy Luv truck. 

Thousands of Views!

Tallmadge Nordic Center (Ohio) - The Worst Cross Country Ski Area Anywhere!  

Run Saydee Run on YouTube - A funny clip of my parent's dog chasing a treat that she is actually pulling.  300,0000 Views!

Other

Where David & Joan Hall Have Lived in Google Earth

Use Google Earth to view the 28 places that David and Joan have lived.

Audio Files - Joan Reads Stories 12-15-08

Letterboxing is like a treasure hunt to hidden boxes with hand carved stamps which you use to stamp to your own booklet.

Luke & Marian Wilsterman's Georgia Wedding

June 2nd 2007 Thousands of Views!

Hall Family Fairy Houses

Last Update: 10-6-07 Thousands of Views!

Garden Journal - A planting and harvest record for northeast Ohio ~ 4-30-2008

 

Old World War II/Korean War Roundtable site

Old techwisekids site

School Days

Joan's 20-year high school reunion photo

(Archbishop Hoban High School) 10-7-2006

David's Elementary School Class Pictures

Dimond High School Class of 1984 Reunion Photos

Dimond High School Class of 1984 in Google Earth

An interesting sociology experiment: how far do 250 + high school graduates migrate in 20 years?

Dimond High School Class of 1984

David's high school class web site

Over 30,000 views

1980's Dimond High School Cross Country Running

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