Linda, in addition to the Culture Center & Archives, there are 2 genealogy societies within 10 miles of the state capitol. Kanawha Valley Genealogical Society: located in the Nitro Community Building, west of Charleston: Email: KVGSCIG@aol.com, Web Page: www.rootsweb.com/~wvkvgs. West Virginia Genealogical Society, 5236 Elk River Road North. Phone: (304) 965-1179. You can probably spend your allocated time at the Archives, I live in the Charleston area and visit the Archives several times a year doing research. Sidney