Hello Renee Cista Provo is near Lorvec (major town) CISTA PROVO, a village in the region of Imotski, so-called Imotska Krajina, 18 km northwest of Imotski; elevation 260 m; population 687. Chief occupations include farming and livestock breeding. Cista Provo is located at the intersection of the main roads Sinj - Imotski and Arzano - Brela Lovrec, a village 2 km southeast of Cista Provo. The main altar of the parish church of the Holy Spirit features valuable Baroque statues of St. Sylvester and St. Thomas, a work by an anonymous Venetian sculptor. Graveyards with stelae are found at three different locations: near the old parish church (from 1759), on Catrnja and in Markuzina Ograda. On the locality of Crkvina, a small early Christian church and a memoria have been found, as well as the fragments of an altar partition. The remains of a necropolis of stelae have been discovered at three different locations, comprising 109 monuments. Many of them were adorned with figures. Cista Velika, a village 5 km northwest of Cista Provo Tell us what information you have on your grandfather and grandmother such as their dates of births, other siblings, and if you know of their parents name. Where were your parents born here or in Croatia?. This all helps to get you going. As Frank mentioned there is film to rent from the Latter Day Saints and this may help you but you need a starting point such as what year you are looking for but I suggest if you can hire the film it's not only fun to read but you never know what you'll find. See below the range of years for Births. Rodeni (births) Years: 1797-1804, 1812-1819, 1825-1836, 1825-1846 http://familysearch.org/ - The LDS web page have a read and see where the closest one is to you. They are very helpful. You will need to order the film in and it may take up 3 months for it come in (depends if they have one here in Australia or they need to get one sent from Salt Lake City). Email me privately if you wish and I'll call you to have a chat. I'm in Sydney so we are only 2 hours difference. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Renee Glasson" <renee_glasson@hotmail.com> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 8:25 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] Confusing places > > > Hi Frank, Thanks for such an informative reply. > > The Burazin name ( I think is from the Cista Provo place that you talk > about. My great great grandfather listed his birth place as town of Cisto, > Province of Imoska and country of Austria. But he may have just lived there > or it may be the closest place to where he was from. Who knows!! I have a > funny feeling he went back to Croatia during world war one - haven't found > any record yet assumtions only, to Kastel Sucurac as that is where his > son-in-law went when he was deported. > My Nana always talks about this area too - the story of the seven brides > from seven cities. I don't know if that is right?? > > I have tried that site, I didn't find it too helpful. I need very basic > stuff. I am just trying to learn the alphabet and pronunciation now, so I > can work out how to say and write names. It was a very interesting site > though. > > > Regards > > Renee > > > > Australsko Hrvatska Rodoslovna i Povijesna Udruga > Australian Croatian Genealogical and Historical Society > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hollow/6442/home/ > > > Regards > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >