Dogs are wonderful creatures that are loyal and loving to the core. Stubby, a Sergeant in the army, is a war hero that served in WWI. Take a moment and read about his service with the 102nd Regiment.

https://boundarystones.weta.org/2022/08/09/mighty-yet-stubby-four-legged-war-hero-takes-dc-storm

Sergeant Stubby in his blanket coat made in France

Did you know that our government produced edible maps during World War II? The maps were made from rice paper and developed for our military members to eat if they were in danger of being captured. More information about the maps can be located in Record Group 77.1 in the National Archives at www.archives.gov!

During World War II the United States and Great Britain also produced escape maps on silk and other fabric. Why fabric? Cloth and silk are easily foldable and can be sewn in clothing. The maps were smuggled into the POW camps. Methods of smuggling included the board game Monopoly. The maps were slipped into the game board and real money was mixed into monopoly money.

MI9 [Military Intelligence Section 9] was created specifically to aid in the escape of British POW’s. MI9 created fake companies and organizations to aid in smuggling materials for escapees. Among them were the Ladies Knitting Circle and The Jigsaw Puzzle Club. The British Library has information on MI9 and WWII escape and evasion maps https://www.bl.uk/.

Free tools to update your old photos from MyHeritage until September 10, 2020. If you have not had an opportunity to use these tools, now is your chance. I uploaded my yellowed photo of my grandfather in his World War I uniform – the colorized version is stunning!

Give it a try!  MyHeritage Photo Enhancer and MyHeritage In Color™ 

I love Google!  I use it daily and utilize every aspect possible.  Sometimes, however, you just shouldn’t Google it.  If you are searching for someone and do not want to pay, try Pipl, Facebook,  LinkedIn, or PeekYou.  You can also try YP, the Real Yellow Pages or Yahoo!