Continue to improve web access to the Hamilton County Recorder document images.

By Wayne Coates

I am extremely proud of my accomplishments regarding web access given that the staffing level in the Recorder's Office has been reduced 46% from the 2009 personnel level when I became the County Recorder.

Today, I have expanded the Hamilton County Grantor/Grantee Indexes to include the First Series from 1789 through the Seventh Series to 1988 (the Eighth and Ninth were already available on line). Some rolls were in such bad shape we had to scan the original Series Books to finish the project. It is important to note that our older film is beginning to degrade and it is extremely important to preserve our historical records.

Additionally, I have placed over 5,000 subdivision and condominium plats online so engineers and surveyors do not have to travel downtown taking valuable time away from their field work.

I have worked with local veteran's groups to identify military grave sites in various Hamilton County cemeteries and we are currently working on a project to scan the WPA cemetery plats and digitize the military death notice cards.

I am extremely proud of my accomplishments regarding web access given that the staffing level in the Recorder's Office has been reduced 44% from the 2009 personnel level when I became the County Recorder.