The Story of the Van Schaack Family begins when Joyce and Jim meet in high school. In the fall of 1946 Jim joined the Army and trained at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, then was sent to Tokyo, Japan. Jim was assigned to the 1st Cav. Div. 8th. Cav. Reg. in Tokyo

A huge rainstorm hit Reseda California in 1955 and the Van Schaack’s neighborhood became a river. Streets and yards were flooded.

Jim and Joyce Van Schaack’s wonderful Reseda home in Reseda, California in 1958. This video includes interior and exterior shots of their home.

Jim and Joyce Van Schaack and kids, Lee Van Schaack and Dana Van Schaack having fun at their Reseda, California home between 1956 and 1957.

The Van Schaack kids, Lee Van Schaack and Dana Van Schaack are having fun in the summer sun at their Reseda, California home in 1956. Dana is just over a year old and Lee is just over 4 years old. They certainly love one another.

These are a series of videos taken of the Van Schaacks and the Van Schaack’s home in Reseda California before they moved to Granada Hills around 1958. They lived in Granada Hills until 1966 when Jim Van Schaack built them a new home in Tarzana, Californi