Pocahontas County History Preservation, Digitization, Community

I've received some questions regarding records housed in the Pocahontas County Courthouse attic. West Virginia has legislation dictating how counties preserve records, and several people are working to make sure Pocahontas County is in compliance with those regulations. If you'd like to know more about the Public Records Management and Preservation Act, its full text is available at the West Virginia Division of Culture and History web site. The links most likely to answer your questions follow:

• Public Records Management and Preservation Act: the text of the act.
• County Records Management Manual: the step-by-step guide.
• Records Management and Preservation Board: Contains links for learning more about the process.
• County records retention schedule: What must be saved, where, and for how long.