Welcome to WoodChips, the special site for all the descendants of Hilda Daire and George Stanley Wood, and their friends and family.

Wood Family Reunion

The latest reunion was held on Sunday 11th November 2007 at Norris Bank Reserve, Bundoora.

It was a beautiful day and there was an excellent turn out of family members.

See details and photos from this reunion and also the one in 2004.

Wood Family Tree

Many people asked for a copy of the tree that was on display at the reunion.

All the information listed on the poster is in the tree information on this site, and the photos too all came fom the photo archives page. If you want a copy of it all laid out nicely, you can download the poster. It is set to print at A1 size. If you can find a plan printer it should ony cost a few dollars to print. You could try printing it smaller but you may find it hard to read the names.

Hilda Daire

Mum, Nana, Great Nana, Hilda passed away peacefully after a great life on 17th March 2005. She was blessed to have had a long and healthy life as we were blessed  having her with us for so long, not many families would have their mother with them for this length of time. A funeral mass was celebrated on the 22nd March, an estimated 400 people attended, there were 30 grandchildren as well as a number of their spouses and children. Nana was buried at Fawkner cemetery with her husband George.

Go to Hilda's page and see some photos and read some history of her life. A highlight is to listen to her recall her first meeting with her future husband, recorded in 1974. All this and more.

Did you know?

As at December 2005, Hilda had 36 grandchildren and 69 great grandchildren. More Family Trivia

Family pages

The first level of the The Family Files are complete. All the kids from Eddie to Margaret have a webpage of their own. The next level is starting, with Terry Lyell, Michael Rob and Leanne Wood all having their own pages.

Woodchips newsletter

For those keeping abreast of the family news and movements, all 49 of the previous WoodChips newsletters have been put onto this web site. If you are on the mailing list you will continue to receive one each second month. If not, why not sign up for the newsletter.

Family photos

There are lots of family photos to see on the Photo Gallery page. If you have a photo that you would like to add to this collection, please let me know. We can organise scanning.

New to this site

• Dorothy Turner passed away on 9th April 2008.
• the life story of George Clarke (Mar 08)
• Family Reunion 2007: photos and details (Nov 07)
• the life story of Joseph Wood (Jun 07)
• The Woodchips site has now moved to a new domain, Families Unearthed (Feb 07)
• More details of George's WW1 service has been included, including transcripts from his interview with Eddie. (Dec 06)
• Page about St Gabriels Reservoir, which has close ties to the family. (Dec 06)
• The family tree has finally been updated (last update was in 2000!) (Nov 06)
• A photo of Julian's family has been added to the gallery (Feb 06)

The Archives

We have found some old photos in an attic, dusted them off and scanned them for your viewing pleasure. You can find them on the new page called The Archives.

Where our ancestors lived

We have collected some photos from Shipley, Yorkshire, where George and Hilda grew up. Go here to check them out. 

Notice Board

Now there are now a few more notices on the Wood Family Notice Board. Why don't you add a little message for everyone to see.

George's WW1 Service records

We have collected some photos of ships that George Stanley Wood served on during the first World War, during his time in the British Navy.

Birthday List

No more excuses. The complete list of birthdays are now online. You can keep track of who's birthday is coming up.

Submissions

If you have any family information that will be of interest to us all, please send it to me. Any news will do: such things as what have you or your family been up to, anyone been in the news, or funny stories, or even if you want to promote a special family event.

Any submissions, corrections or comments? send an email to John Wood via our contact email