----------------------------Original message---------------------------- A patron has asked for our assistance in locating some towns in Russia. The catch - with which I'm sure you're all familiar - is that they got their information from obituaries and other sources that may or may not be reliable, and the places may not even exist anymore. Here are the three places that are supposed to be (or have been) in Russia: Valskaja Laube (or Lauve) Blumenfeld A couple of them don't sound too Russian, but who's to say. Our collection of Historic, and or Russian maps is not the best, and our copy of "Where Once We Walked" is out on loan for a few more weeks. Any and all assistance is welcome. Thanks in advance, Eric Schmidt University of Tennessee Cartographic Information Center (615) 974-4315 [log in to unmask]