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 > > > > -- > >