Hi Marie: There are two places in Wv to write for older birth or death certificates. I wrote to:ARCHIVES & HISTORY LIBRARY, CAPITOL COMPLEX, CULTURAL CENTER, CHARLESTON, WV. 25305... Also to: VITAL REGISTRATION OFFICE, BLDG 3, ROOM 516, CAPITOL COMPLEX, CHARLESTON, WV 25305 Phone: 304-558-2931 To the Vital Reg. Ofc. you have to send $5.00 for each record requested & a SASE. Hope this is some help. Barbara in WV Marie Robey wrote: > Can someone please tell me what I should ask for when requesting a birth or death certificates. I sent away to Mineral Co. for birth and death certificates and what I got was a typed certificate (not all information was on it) when what I actually wanted was a copy of the certificates. > Thanks