In a message dated 98-06-29 22:21:02 EDT, Marguerte Mathews writes: << I know Beckley is the County Seat, are public records accessible for research >there? >> Unless something has changed recently, the records are available for research. I found the folks at the Courthouse very cooperative. If you tell them you're there to do genealogy research, I feel certain they will be most helpful. Nyla