Register O’Donnell Guest Speaker at the Hyde Park Historical Society - July 20 at 6 PM

Continuing his efforts to bring the Registry of Deeds directly to Norfolk County residents, Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell will be the guest speaker at the Hyde Park Historical Society on Thursday, July 20th, at 6:00 PM.

The Register will give an overview of the Registry, which is the principal office for real property records in Norfolk County, cataloging and housing more than 10 million land documents.

The Town of Hyde Park was once in Norfolk County until it was annexed by Boston in 1912, becoming part of Suffolk County. The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds still maintains those Hyde Park land documents dating back to 1793. These records are available to the public via the Registry’s website at www.norfolkdeeds.org or by coming by the Norfolk Registry of Deeds, building across from the gold-domed Norfolk Superior Court in Hyde Park’s neighboring town of Dedham.

The program will include information of use to consumers and homeowners, such as the Homestead Act, mortgage discharges, and the anti-property fraud Consumer Notification Service. For instance, the Registry’s free Consumer Notification Service sends an automated alert to property owners of any registry activity that contains their name in the associated city or town where they live.

The event will conclude with a brief question-and-answer session to address any specific questions attendees may have.

As part of the Norfolk County Registry of Deeds community outreach initiative, Register O’Donnell offers this program in an effort to provide information as to the functions and services the Registry of Deeds provides to the residents and businesses of Norfolk County.

The Hyde Park Historical Society is located at 35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA. Many historical societies have reached out to the Norfolk Register of Deeds as a result of the "History Comes Alive" project at The Norfolk Registry of Deeds. Historical and genealogical research has been enhanced at the Norfolk Registry of Deeds due to over 450,000 handwritten land documents recorded between 1793 and 1900 being transcribed into easy-to-read text. These images are available to the public via the internet land record research of the Norfolk Registry of Deeds at www.norfolkdeeds.org. For example, you can read the recorded deed of John Adams, second President of the United States, to his son, John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States.

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The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds, located at 649 High St., Dedham, is the principal office for real property in Norfolk County. The Registry is a resource for homeowners, title examiners, mortgage lenders, municipalities, and others with a need for secure, accurate, and accessible land record information. All land record research information can be found on the Registry's website, www.norfolkdeeds.org. Residents in need of assistance can contact the Registry of Deeds Customer Service Center at (781) 461-6101 or email us at registerodonnell@norfolkdeeds.org.

Register O’Donnell Guest Speaker at the Hyde Park Historical Society - July 20 at 6 PM