Grandmother ( Isabella )
Grandmother ( Isabella ) Glasgow, Scotland
This is a photo that Granddad carried with him
Back side of above picture ( Isabella's maiden name was Mark )
Granddad & Grandmother's Wedding Invitation ( Closed ) December 31, 1915
Granddad & Grandmother's Wedding Invitation ( Opened ) December 31, 1915
William Wood ( Granddad ) 1919
William Wood ( Granddad ) Date Unknown
Isabella Wood ( Grandmother ) holding Jack ( Dad ) Date Unknown
Granddad, Grandmother & Dad ( Jack ) Date Unknown
Dad ( Jack ) & Isabella ( Dad's Mom )
Dad ( Jack ) & Isabella ( Dad's Mom )
Granddad & ( ? )
Granddad, Grandmother & Dad ( Jack )
The ship Granddad, Grandmother & Jack ( Dad ) came to America on May 25, 1925
( Notice the the date and observe the iceberg )
HISTORY OF THE T.S.S. TUSCANIA
The T.S.S. TUSCANIA (II) was built by Fairfield Co Ltd, Glasgow (Ship #595) for the Anchor Line of Glasgow. Maiden voyage 16 September 1922 Glasgow-Moville-New York.
(Note: The original SS Tuscania built in 1914 was the largest and finest ship of the Anchor line but was sunk off the Isle of Islay in 1918 by a German U-boat.)
(Note: The original SS Tuscania built in 1914 was the largest and finest ship of the Anchor line but was sunk off the Isle of Islay in 1918 by a German U-boat.)
She was originally built after WWI by the British-flag Anchor Line for their North Atlantic routes by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Shipyards at Glasgow Scotland. Christened as the Turbine Steam Ship (T.S.S.) Tuscania, she went into service in 1921. She weighed 16,991 tons, was 597' long and 70' wide. Her 6 steam turbines and twin screws were capable of 16 knots. She was the 'state of the art' of marine engineering at that simpler time, and was to lead a long and diverse sailing career spanning four decades.
Due to the depression, and bad economic times Anchor Line decided to sell their ship to the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, which was interested in establishing a first rate Trans-Atlantic Service between Greece and the U.S. After a brief refitting, she was appropriately renamed Nea Hellas or 'New Greece' and departed from Piraeus for her first voyage on May 19, 1939. The Nea Hellas became the largest Greek flagged passenger liner, as well as the first major passenger ship to be used in regularly scheduled service between Greece and the United States.
The New York Herald Tribune noted her first arrival in New York for the Greek Line. It reported that during her first stay there, a series of parties and dinners celebrating her arrival were planned for the New York business, social, and diplomatic community. Unfortunately the festivities were short lived. Within months of her maiden crossing WWII broke out in Europe, and she was placed under allied control, and put in service as a troop transport. During the next seven years she was affectionately dubbed the 'Nelly Wallace' by her many soldier passengers. The Nea Hellas was returned to her Greek owner in 1947, and served as Greece's flagship until 1955, when she was replaced by the Greek Line's newly commissioned Olympia as the Line's new carrier for the Piraeus-New York route. She was renamed New York and put into service for the northerly route between Germany, France, Canada, and Boston, and her new namesake New York. By 1959, she had reached the grand age of thirty-seven years.
On November 14, 1959 she returned to her homeport of Piraeus for the last time, twenty years after her first departure as the pride of the Greek nation. The world had changed much in that time. The advent of the Boeing 707 had cut the 14-day voyage to less than 9 hours. The age of passenger ships as a mode of transportation was quickly coming to an end. She was laid up for two years, and sold to Japanese ship breakers. On August 19, 1961 she left Piraeus for Onomichi, Japan where she met her fate in the scrap yards.
The Nea Hellas never attained the 'glamour ship' status of some of her contemporaries, like the Queen Mary, the Mauretania, and the Normandie. Nevertheless, like many great ships long gone, she left an indelible memory for those still living, whose lives she touched. To the many thousands of Greek-Americans who spent fourteen days on a one way journey from their old world to the new one, she became a great symbolic bridge in their lives.
If you are among those few that remember her and that may have, through the marvels of technology, found this page in cyberspace, I hope it has re-kindled some pleasant memories.
The Nea Hellas is among the many passenger ships of the past that brought our ancestors to the United States, where they prospered and contributed. The ship once known as the Nea Hellas will truly pass on to history, only when those still living she touched do.
Due to the depression, and bad economic times Anchor Line decided to sell their ship to the General Steam Navigation Company of Greece, which was interested in establishing a first rate Trans-Atlantic Service between Greece and the U.S. After a brief refitting, she was appropriately renamed Nea Hellas or 'New Greece' and departed from Piraeus for her first voyage on May 19, 1939. The Nea Hellas became the largest Greek flagged passenger liner, as well as the first major passenger ship to be used in regularly scheduled service between Greece and the United States.
The New York Herald Tribune noted her first arrival in New York for the Greek Line. It reported that during her first stay there, a series of parties and dinners celebrating her arrival were planned for the New York business, social, and diplomatic community. Unfortunately the festivities were short lived. Within months of her maiden crossing WWII broke out in Europe, and she was placed under allied control, and put in service as a troop transport. During the next seven years she was affectionately dubbed the 'Nelly Wallace' by her many soldier passengers. The Nea Hellas was returned to her Greek owner in 1947, and served as Greece's flagship until 1955, when she was replaced by the Greek Line's newly commissioned Olympia as the Line's new carrier for the Piraeus-New York route. She was renamed New York and put into service for the northerly route between Germany, France, Canada, and Boston, and her new namesake New York. By 1959, she had reached the grand age of thirty-seven years.
On November 14, 1959 she returned to her homeport of Piraeus for the last time, twenty years after her first departure as the pride of the Greek nation. The world had changed much in that time. The advent of the Boeing 707 had cut the 14-day voyage to less than 9 hours. The age of passenger ships as a mode of transportation was quickly coming to an end. She was laid up for two years, and sold to Japanese ship breakers. On August 19, 1961 she left Piraeus for Onomichi, Japan where she met her fate in the scrap yards.
The Nea Hellas never attained the 'glamour ship' status of some of her contemporaries, like the Queen Mary, the Mauretania, and the Normandie. Nevertheless, like many great ships long gone, she left an indelible memory for those still living, whose lives she touched. To the many thousands of Greek-Americans who spent fourteen days on a one way journey from their old world to the new one, she became a great symbolic bridge in their lives.
If you are among those few that remember her and that may have, through the marvels of technology, found this page in cyberspace, I hope it has re-kindled some pleasant memories.
The Nea Hellas is among the many passenger ships of the past that brought our ancestors to the United States, where they prospered and contributed. The ship once known as the Nea Hellas will truly pass on to history, only when those still living she touched do.
1921
Grandmother's Citizenship to the USA Declaration of Intention May 25, 1925
Emigrated from Glasgow, Scotland
William Wood ( Granddad ) on Byrd South Pole Expedition August 24,1928
William Wood ( Granddad ) August 24,1928
( The above picture was taken ( 1 ) day before leaving on the Expedition )
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
1928-1930
On the strength of Roald Amundsen's recommendation, Byrd purchased the SAMSON at Tromsoe, Norway and ordered her sailed to New York. Built in 1882, the Norwegian sealer arrived in New York in woeful shape. New sails had to be made, her entire rigging had to be renewed, a new boiler installed, rotted planks in her hull replaced, and the whole ship, from stem to stern, refitted and strengthened. However, in every sense of the words she was built for the ice. Her hull was made of thick spruce and oak, of the finest growth. The ribs, also of oak, were placed very close together and sheathed with a layer of heavy planking both on the inside and out. Her sides were 34 inches thick, growing to 41 inches near the keel. Her one great drawback was her small auxiliary steam engine, scarcely able to generate 200 horsepower. Byrd felt fortunate that an engine built in 1882 could still run and since funds had been exhausted, the tiny engine would have to suffice. The ship was rated 515 tons, with a length of 170 feet and beam of 31 feet. Due to her slow speed, the CITY OF NEW YORK was the first to depart for the Antarctic. With 200 tons of material aboard and 33 people, the renamed CITY OF NEW YORK put out from Hoboken on August 25, 1928, and made for Dunedin, New Zealand, via the Panama Canal.
( If you want historical information, click on the following link to Byrd Antarctic Expedition I , it
is very good ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - www.south-pole.com/p0000107.htm
The CITY OF NEW YORK
Dad ( Jack ) & Granddad
Granddad & Dad ( Jack )
Postcard from Granddad to Dad ( Jack ), when he was 14 years old ( See Below ) November 10, 1931
Dad ( Jack ) & his mother ( Isabella )
Granddad ( Rt. )
Granddad & Grandmother
Grandmother ( Rt. ) & possibly her sister Jessie
Grandmother & her mother ??
Granddad & Grandmother
Granddad & Grandmother
Autographed picture to Granddad
Edward Everett Horton was born in Brooklyn, New York. Horton attended Brooklyn Polytechnic and Columbia University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
Horton started his stage career in 1906, singing and dancing and playing small parts in Vaudeville and in Broadway productions. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and started getting roles in Hollywood films. His first starring role was in the 1922 comedy film Too Much Business, and he portrayed the lead role of an idealistic young classical composer in Beggar on Horseback in 1925. After a few years he began being cast as a character actor in supporting roles. Some of his noteworthy films include The Front Page, Trouble in Paradise, Top Hat (one of several Astaire–Rogers movies Horton was in), Holiday, Lost Horizon, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Pocketful of Miracles, and Arsenic and Old Lace.
In the 1950s Horton started doing television work. Many who were young in the 1960s remember him as the narrator for the "Fractured Fairy Tales" segment of the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon show. Later he played Chief Roaring Chicken in the sitcom F Troop. His last role, as a moribund tobacco company president in a wheelchair, was in the motion picture Cold Turkey, released after his death.
Edward Everett Horton died of cancer at age 84 in Encino, California. His name was paid respect by British comedian Kenny Everett, who adopted his stage-name after Horton 
Horton started his stage career in 1906, singing and dancing and playing small parts in Vaudeville and in Broadway productions. In 1919, he moved to Los Angeles, California, and started getting roles in Hollywood films. His first starring role was in the 1922 comedy film Too Much Business, and he portrayed the lead role of an idealistic young classical composer in Beggar on Horseback in 1925. After a few years he began being cast as a character actor in supporting roles. Some of his noteworthy films include The Front Page, Trouble in Paradise, Top Hat (one of several Astaire–Rogers movies Horton was in), Holiday, Lost Horizon, Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Pocketful of Miracles, and Arsenic and Old Lace.
In the 1950s Horton started doing television work. Many who were young in the 1960s remember him as the narrator for the "Fractured Fairy Tales" segment of the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoon show. Later he played Chief Roaring Chicken in the sitcom F Troop. His last role, as a moribund tobacco company president in a wheelchair, was in the motion picture Cold Turkey, released after his death.
Edward Everett Horton died of cancer at age 84 in Encino, California. His name was paid respect by British comedian Kenny Everett, who adopted his stage-name after Horton
Granddad
Granddad ( Far Rt. ) helping transport a sea plane
Picture taken by Granddad 
Granddad's picture of a cruise liner while at sea
Granddad's picture of a cruise liner while at sea
Granddad ( Rt. ) on board ship
Leopard cub eating ice-cream onboard ship
Granddad & Grandmother with ( ? ) It reads " Thought you would like this. Ruth love it so I
am sending it to you. Love from Aunt Jes August 1936 ."
RadioGram Granddad received while he was aboard ship about the passing of his wife. She was 42 years old. Dad ( Jack ) was 20 years old at the time.
December 20, 1936
Granddad on Ship Date Unknown
Granddad ( center ) Date Unknown
Granddad 
Granddad's picture what looks like India
Granddad onboard ship Date Unknown
Granddad Date Unknown
William Wood ( Granddad ) onboard ship Date unknown
Glasgow, Scotland where Granddad, Grandmother & Dad ( Jack ) lived before coming to America on May 25, 1925 onboard The T.S.S. Tuscania. Dad ( Jack ) was 8 years old.
( postcard from Glasgow, Scotland )
Granddad, Great Aunt Jessie ( Isabella's sister ) & Mom ( Elsie ) at Brooklyn, NY ( Jessie's Home )
Granddad, Aunt Jessie ( Isabella's sister ) & Mom ( Elsie ) Brooklyn, NY
Granddad Brooklyn, NY
Aunt Jessie's House ( Isabella's sister ) Brooklyn, NY
Aunt Jessie's rose in her garden Brooklyn, NY
Granddad holding Bob at Brantrock, MA 1944
Granddad holding Bob at Brantrock, MA 1944
Letter from Great Aunt Jessie ( Grandmother's Sister ) to Mom ( Elsie )
& Dad ( Jack ) with congratulations on the birth of their daughter Karla.
Page 1 / 3 October 14, 1946
Letter from Great Aunt Jessie ( Grandmother's Sister ) to Mom ( Elsie )
& Dad ( Jack ) with congratulations on the birth of their daughter Karla.
Page 2 / 3 October 14, 1946
Letter from Great Aunt Jessie ( Grandmother's Sister ) to Mom ( Elsie )
& Dad ( Jack ) with congratulations on the birth of their daughter Karla.
Page 3 / 3 October 14, 1946
Letter from Granddad to Mom ( Elsie ) & Dad ( Jack ) when they lived in September 21, 1946
South Boston, MA
Message Dad ( Jack ) sent to Granddad while Granddad stayed at Great Aunt Jessie's house.
Letter from Granddad to Mom ( Elsie ) & Dad ( Jack ) September 21, 1946
Letter from Granddad to Mom ( Elsie ) & Dad ( Jack ) September 21, 1946
Postcard from Granddad while he was in Peru July 15, 1954
Postcard from Granddad while he was in Peru July 15, 1954
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