Pepin County - Monica J Bauer
Monica took office as Pepin County Register of Deeds on January 5, 2009. Prior to election, she worked as Pepin County Deputy Register of Deeds for over 21 years beginning as Deputy on September 14, 1987.
A lifelong resident of Pepin County, Monica and her husband, Bert, have three children: two daughters and one son. They are proud grandparents of two grandsons and three granddaughters. Monica enjoys golfing, walking, biking, collecting movies, shopping, reading, traveling and most importantly, spending time with family and friends.
Office Address
740 7th Avenue West; P.O. Box 39
Durand, WI 54736
Office hours: 8:30AM - Noon and 12:30PM - 4:30PM, Monday through Friday (closed most holidays)
Telephone: 715-672-8856
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About the Register of Deeds Office
Our county seat is Durand with a population of 7,441. Pepin County Register of Deeds employs one full-time deputy in addition to the Register. We offer online searching for real estate records through our website using Laredo or Tapestry (Fidlar Technologies). On-line searches go back to the mid 1980’s and our inhouse tract indexes and Grantor/Grantee indexes go back to the 1800’s. We continue to back-index as time permits. If there is a document not available on-line, please contact our office and we can try to get that document released online for purchase. Pepin County offers “Property Fraud Alert” which is a free notification system. To sign up, go to PropertyFraudAlert.com. As of January 3, 2017, copies of birth records (for individuals born in Wisconsin) may be obtained at any county Register of Deeds. As of January 2, 2020, copies of marriage records (for individuals married in Wisconsin) may be obtained at any county Register of Deeds. Death and Divorce certificates are also available depending on the date of the event. We also file Military Discharges (DD-214 Form). DD-214’s are only available in the county where they were registered. We accept cash, check and major credit card payments for copy fees and vital record purchases. Genealogists are welcome during business hours. Appointments are not necessary, but, you may want to call ahead to check availability.