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Outgoing Bucks County Recorder of Deeds Robin Robinson will be leaving office early next week after four years.
The Democrat, who previously worked as Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia’s assistant, made one of her priorities preserving aging deed books. Some of the books date back to the age of William Penn and the American revolution.
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Robinson released the following statement reflecting back on her time in office:
“When I came into office in January 2018 there was much that I did not know about the Recorder of Deeds office. Having worked for a title agency prior to my time as Executive Assistant for Commissioner Ellis-Marseglia, I understood deed transfers and other documents that get recorded in the office. What I did not know was how much the Recorder of Deeds office really has to offer. Besides recording property documents, it also records soldier’s discharge papers (for free!) and provides information to help with genealogical research. With records dating back to 1684, the history alone in the Recorder of Deeds office is amazing.
During my time in the office I made it my mission for the public to know everything the Recorder of Deeds office has to offer. From preserving the old deed books, and hosting programs for the public, to starting a fraud alert program to protect the residents of Bucks County from identity theft. I have tried to bring the office to the public as much as possible.
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I have enjoyed my time as your Recorder of Deeds and thank all of you for your support these past four years. I will always look back fondly on my time in the office, from my interactions with the public, to the time spent in the office with the wonderful staff.”
Robinson highlighted her recent act of teaching Girl Scout Troop 2113 about the historic deed books as one of her final in office. She answered questions and accepted a donation from the troop to preserve a deed book.
Robinson also is ending her term celebrating a $5,000 Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission grant to scan older deed books to digitize them.
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Dan McPhillips, a Republican, will take the role of Bucks County Recorder of Deeds next week.
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