Welcome to the start of a new decade! We can all agree that 2020 was a challenging year in a multitude of ways, but collective hope and positivity can be a powerful thing. The Recorder of Deeds office wishes you all the good tidings 2021 can offer. We certainly have big plans for this year! Additionally, Good Deeds will now be arriving to your inbox in the final weeks of each month rather than the first few.

To kick off 2021 on the right foot, the Recorder of Deeds office is proud to announce new public online access to recorded documents dating all the way back to the County’s founding. For the first time, land documents, including deeds and mortgages, ranging from 1994 back to the 1600s are available for public access digitally.

Recorder of Deeds Chris Pielli, Esq., partnered with records management company Info Quick Solutions, Inc. (IQS) to make these images available online. The documents were scanned for historical preservation as part of a previous project. "This was one of our big initiatives since I was elected as the new Recorder of Deeds. We are very pleased to now offer this great benefit to the public, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic," says Pielli. "The website provides instant access to the records available in the Recorder’s office."

The public can search and view all images for free and the images can be printed or downloaded for $0.50 per page.

To address COVID-19 related concerns for many of our veterans, our staff once again innovated and developed a new process for Chester County Veterans to be able to record their DD-214s remotely and obtain a county-issued ID card for our discount program via mail. Previously, this program was only offered as an in-person service at our office. However, recognizing that some of our veterans may be unable to come to our office, we can now take the following steps to complete the recording and ID application process(es):

1. A veteran should scan and email his or her application, a copy or photo of a current valid ID, and a copy or scanned image of their original discharge papers.

2. One of our recording technicians will verify, copy and record the DD-214.

3. We will then reply to the veteran via email to confirm Step 2 and request a photo for their prospective ID. This should be taken on a white background, from the shoulders up with a neutral or smiling facial expression.

4. We will produce the ID and mail it back to the veteran along with a list of participating businesses, a brochure containing program and contact information, the certified copies of his or her newly recorded DD-214 and a token(s) of our appreciation.

For more information about the program, click here.