thanks. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Home" <marylawrie@optusnet.com.au> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 2:17 AM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Edlund on Croatia: a modest proposal > Ashley > > Then we should all put our heads together and see what it is that we need to > continue our searches and yes this topic of Austrian navy should be looked > at. So what do we need to do. > > Mary > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ashley Tiwara" <grubisic@netwurx.net> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 5:20 PM > Subject: [CROATIA-L] Edlund on Croatia: a modest proposal > > > > I met Thomas Edlund at the FEEFHS conference, where he did one of the > > two presentations on Croatia. He indicated in that presentation that > > LDS responds to pressure in the sense of choosing projects for > > filming. If the Croatian genealogists assembled and lobbied LDS for > > anything in particular, the Croatian genealogists might possibly get > > it. > > How about filming the records of the Austrian navy? You > > think Austria didn't have a navy because it was and is a landlocked > > state? Remember who controlled Croatia during the 19th century and > > you will know where the Austrian navy came from. With many of the > > officers and men being Croatian, I think the meticulous records kept > > by the Austrian government of their service personnel would provide > > us genealogists with huge amounts of information about our naval > > ancestors. How about this list starts discussing what records we'd > > really love to have access to without travelling to Austria or > > Croatia to get them, and discuss then the lobbying effort needed to > > get LDS to provide those records? > > > > Modestly, but pleased with my late night brilliance, > > Ashley > > > > > > > > > > >Thomas Edlund is the gentleman who organised the filming of Croatia > > >http://feefhs.org/fij/fij-tom1.html http://feefhs.org/cro/frg-hr.html if > you > > >email the LDS Sylvie is the one more than likely to reply to your email. > I'd > > >say she looks after Eastern Europe from what I remember her telling ME > which > > >does include Croatia but perhaps she specialises in Slovakia. If you > email > > >either one they will reply to your emails. Sylvie will also send you out > a > > >pamplet on Croatian genealogy if you ask her. > > > > > >I was also told by Mr Edlund that all filming had ceased in Croatia and > that > > >they had no plans on doing any more at this stage. > > > > > >Regards > > >Mary > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > >