The 116-year old Huguenot Society of South Carolina holds genealogical papers - from Acadian to Zeller - in file cabinets at its Logan Street location in downtown Charleston. Upstairs, the library holds more than 5,000 books, microfilms, bound journals, documents and genealogical journals to aid research in tracing their family lines.

But on Saturday, October 14 access to that knowledge will be available in the center of the state when researchers and archivists from the Huguenot Society present their findings and answer questions. The occasion is the SC Archives & History Foundation's monthly Second Saturday Workshop.

According to Cheves Leland, society genealogist, the entourage from Charleston will include E. Patrick Corrigan, president of the Huguenot Society board, who will speak on Huguenots in America, and Ray Timmons, a member of the society, who will speak on several major aspects of Huguenot history. Timmons also will share tips for Internet searching.

So that all interested in the state's connections to French history can have an added opportunity to see the vibrant exhibit, Napoleon: An Intimate Portrait , on view at the SC State Museum, the workshop will be held at 301 Gervais Street (another Huguenot name) beginning at 10 am.

Call 803-896-5729.