Canton, MA- Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell and his outreach team will hold office hours Thursday, July 18th, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Canton Town Hall in The Salah Meeting Room as part of his ongoing efforts to bring the Registry of Deeds directly to the residents of Norfolk County.
Registry staff are able to provide local residents with certified copies of land documents, such as deeds and mortgage discharges. They can also bring original land documents for residents back to the Registry for recording.
Click here to read an article about the closing of the Registry of Deeds Disaster Recovery Office in Dedham, published in December 2024 by The Quincy Sun. Click here to read an article about the lack of an occupancy permit to use the relocated Disaster Recovery Office published in October 2025 by The Dedham Times.
Click here to see: An IT Rebuttal that Aired on Quincy Access Television. Click this link to view: An Extended Registry IT Technology Rebuttal to County Commissioners-December 8, 2021
Click here to read an article appearing in State House News entitled “Another County Lawsuit: Register Wins Again.” Click this link to see the Judgment of Judge Leighton of the Norfolk Superior Court.
Click here to watch a five-minute video of the Plymouth County and Norfolk County Registers of Deeds testifying on HB3971. Or click here for Written Testimony and Reasons to Support HB3971 (An Act directing a study on the feasibility of placing registries of deeds for county government that have not been abolished under the oversight of the secretary of the commonwealth).
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed Monday, April 20, 2026, in observance of Patriots' Day.
The Norfolk County Registry of Deeds will be closed on Monday, May 25, 2026 in observance of Memorial Day.