----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I'm currently cataloging a compilation of genealogical records for the town of Hoffnungstal, Bessarabia. The LCSH for the region is Bessarabia (Moldova and Ukraine). I need to establish the heading for the town, which is (or was) apparently very near the Molodova-Ukraine border. The title page of the book gives the coordinates of Hoffnungstal as E46 deg. 20 min., N 29 deg. 10 min. These coordinates, which have the appearance of being approximations, would put the town barely into Ukraine. Can anyone provide a definitive answer as to the exact location of this town or whether it's in Ukraine or Moldova? Mark Crotteau Washington State University <[log in to unmask]>