Former County Recorders

The Lac qui Parle County Recorder Department was formed in 1947 and combined with the County Assessor's Office in 2020 to form the Land Services Department. By Minnesota state statute, the county is still required to have an appointed County Recorder. The Recording Department was knows as the 'Registers of Deeds' prior to 1947

List of County Recorders

List of County Recorders
Name Years Served
Emilus Brown 1872 - 1875
Charles J. Coghlan 1875 - 1877
Christopher M. Anderson 1877 - 1879
Charles J. Coghlan (2) 1879 - 1883
Peter A. Olson 1883 - 1887
Ole A. Stemsrud 1887 - 1893
Charles O. Hill 1893 - 1899
Andrew J. Haugen 1899 - 1903
Halvor J. Daley 1903 - 1904
Hans C. Westby 1904 - 1911
Thorwald Bjornlie 1911 - 1923
Gabriel J. Fjelde 1923 - 1945
C. Howard Nelson 1945 - 1947
Vern A. Molstad 1947 - 1977
Olga Prestholdt 1977 - 1983
Richard Anderson 1983 - 1984
Doryce E. Farmen 1984 - 1993
Janine Bornhorst 1993 - 2007
Joshuah Amland 2007 - 2020
List of County Recorders