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/.
Listed in Theodor Miottel’s death certificate is a birth location of Lauenburg, Germany.
Close up of Theodor’s Death Certificate Illinois, Clerk’s Office, Certificate of Death, no. 29491, Theodore Miottel, died 2 November 1941, Cook County.
The village of Viterese and Pommeran is also mentioned in some of the Miottel family paperwork. Utilizing a gazetteer and the clues of Viterese, Lauenburg, and Pommern, I located the following:
Lauenburg Pomm (Lauenburg, Köslin, Preussen)
Current location is Lebork, Poland.
County seat is Kreisstadt
RB Köslin – The Regierungsbezirk for Lauenburg is Kölsin. This is the government district between the State and Kreis level.
LG Stolp – The Landgericht (District Court) is located in Stolp.
Military records for the area is Bezirkskommando is Stolp.
Lower district court – Amtsgericht – is located at Lauenburg Pomm.
Civil Records are located in Lauenburg.
Lauenburg is in the kingdom of Preusssen.
Lauenburg is marked. Historical overlay of Kindom of Preussen on top of current map of Poland and area. Current location of Lauenburg – Lebork, PolandHistorical map overlay blow up.
Theodor Miottel arrived in the United States twice. Each trip he entered utilizing the Baltimore, Maryland port. He first arrived on 25 April 1880 via the Strassburg at age 19 and second on 18 April 1886 via the ship Leipzig at the age of 25.
The 1880 arrival included his father August, age 53, mother Henriette, age 49, Wilhelm, age 22, Theodor 19, and Reinhold 9.
DNA and traditional genealogical research have been dropping clues for the last few months for Otis Clark’s Great Grandfather. Exploring the various tools that DNA results provide such as clustering, Genetic Affairs, and others appear to confirm Henry Harrison Clark as a candidate.
Otis Clark, Mary Elizabeth Durbin Clark, Iva Annabelle Clark Ray, and Louis Clark. Otis, Iva, and Louis are the great-grandchildren of Henry H. Clark.
Census records indicate Henry was born in Indiana in between 1814 and 1817. He is recorded in Lawrence County, Illinois in August of 1834 when he married Frances Perkins. At the time of his marriage he listed his occupation to be a farmer.
Henry purchased land on 10 August 1838 and 20 May 1841 in Lawrence County, Illinois. The land purchased in 1838 included 40.88 acres 003N-012W in section 18 and 40 acres 003N-013W, section 14. In 1841 he purchased 40 acres 003-013W in section 24. Further research will need to be done to trace the land. All of the lands were purchased prior to the family’s move to Wisconsin. Further investigation is needed to see if the family returned to live on the lands after returning from Wisconsin.
The 1850 federal census records the family living in Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin. Henry’s occupation is listed as a miner. Henry and Frances have four children in the household: Nancy; “W”, male [this could be Martha and female]; Morris age 6 and Mathew, age 4 – all born in Illinois.
The 1860 Federal census finds the family living in Petty, Lawrence, Illinois, the place Henry and Francis married 26 years prior. The family has four children in the household: Morris, 16, Martha, 14, Virginia, 8, and Lene Leote, 1.
Henry’s son Morris is the grandfather to Otis Elmer Clark. The relationship is proven through indirect evidence and secondary sources. Morris, Henry’s son, was born in Illinois, likely in Lawrence County, Illinois. His birth estimate to be 1844. Luckily, Morris volunteered as a soldier in the Civil War. Morris filled out a Volunteer Enlistment for the State of Illinois in 1864. He gave his age as 19 and his place of birth as Lawrence County, Illinois. The age and place are consistent with birth and place of birth listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Morris.
Next step in research will be to consult Morris Clark’s compiled service record. I am looking forward to pulling out clues and facts to further prove the parental relationship of Henry to Morris Clark.
Wow, I must say the Friday DNA day was quite successful. I learned so much I am on overload. I really enjoyed listening to Diahan Southard and her talk about finding missing persons. Daniel Horowitz of MyHeritage shared some wonderful information on their products and Crista Cowan gave us a tour of all the wonderful things Ancestry has added to their DNA line.
This morning I find myself sitting at the round table talks in the Pavilion listening to the buzzing of excited genealogist talking about French Canadian, Witches, German, English, Early Colonial and many other topics. Later today the exhibit hall will be open, more general classes will be offered (and DNA of course), Tech Zone will be available so we genealogists can learn and research all day long! There are so many topics it will be difficult choose what to attend as always.
This evening’s banquet will feature the fabulous Judy Russel speaking on Blackguards and Black Sheer – the Lighter Side of the Law.
Download the Mobile app from GooglePlay or the AppStore (SCGS Jamboree)
A light sweater for varying room temperatures
Water
Shopping list for the exhibitors – best prices around will be found there and in your bag inserts.
Business cards/calling cards for your new aquaintences
Preprinted address labels for drawings. There are roughly 80 exhibitors!
Research list for the Tech Zone – use those databases you don’t normally have access to.
Questions for the Genealogy Roundtable sessions on Friday – the experts are here for you!
If you have never…..attend JamboFREE Half-Day class Tools for Success presented by Barbara Randall [I took a class from her when I was a newbie – she will give you a great basic class].
This year will be the 50th Birthday Bash for the Jamboree (1969-2019)! The event will host over 100 classes. Opportunities for research advice, door prizes, the Database Research Tech Zone, and a Birthday Hat Contest will also be available.
The Genetic Genealogy Thursday line up looks amazing. The Friday thru Sunday Jamboree schedule has a great variety of classes and speakers. The Jamboree website is easy to navigate and makes finding classes a breeze. Looking forward to hearing some of my favorites speakers and discovering some new speakers.
Friday, May 31 is JAMBOFree day! Free-of-charge to the public so if you are in the area come on by! Registration is required. More details can be found on the website at http://genealogyjamboree.com/jambofree-2019/.
Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS
A favorite speaker of mine, Peggy Clemens Lauritzen, AG, FOGS will be speaking on America’s Turnpikes, Rivers, and Canals, Colonial Censuses, and Amish and Mennonite Families. All three subjects are areas of interests for me and I am looking forward to learning more about each subject. You just can’t go wrong listening to Miss Peggy speak!
I am so excited to be attending the Southern California Jamboree from May 30 – June 2, 2019. Lisa Elvin-Staltari and I are road tripping to Burbank for the conference. Believe or not, we two Arizona gals actual met each other at the Jamboree many years ago. This return will be full circle for our friendship.
The DNA classes at the Jamboree will certainly hold the vast majority of my attention. Can you ever learn too much about DNA?
If you have not ever attended one of Paula Stuart-Warren’s lectures, institutes, or workshops – you may want to take advantage of her workshop on Thursday “What Are My Next Steps? Hands-On Planning Workshop.
I have been spending a good deal of time sorting and organizing my resources, web links, documents in master research guides. I can thank Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer for kicking me in the keester and making me realize just how much time I was wasting by not organizing myself.
On a side note, if you want to get into some good habits or re-establish good research habits, read Diana and Nicole’s book Research Like A Pro. If you really want to hone your research skills sign up for their course “Research Like A Pro Study Group” at their website – https://familylocket.com/. I recommend it whether a seasoned pro or a newbie to get into logical research habits. I think we all know what to do but getting into the routine will save you valuable time in the long run.
Anyhow, back to the original post… I am surprised at all the different places I have saved resources with no logical connection on my computer. I had saved quite a bit of information like notes, documents, pdf’s, and excel sheets that were in multiple folders or unassigned in documents. Getting it all together has been like herding cats! Reviewing the information has helped me organize my hard drive, my random written notes, sporadic Evernote notes, and google docs. I now have some nice, easy to use research guides that I am looking forward to using.
The Genealogy Search 
