Letters, files, deeds — the voices that wrote.
From the baptismal certificate of 1742 to the minutes of the latest council meeting.
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A piece of paper is more than a piece of paper. A baptismal certificate, a deed, a building plan, a letter from the pastor to the mayor. Archithek takes in every document — as a photo, a scanned PDF, typed-out text — and links it to the people and places it mentions. So a piece of paper becomes a puzzle piece in a larger picture.
A wide range — and you decide what matters.
- Deeds, contracts, land registry entries
- Letters, postcards, diaries
- Minutes, files, administrative documents
- Newspaper articles about the community
- Church register excerpts
- As PDF, photo, text — all possible
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A fictional example
A letter from 1895
The pastor writes to the mayor: "The new organ will be ready by Easter." Four sentences, handwritten, faded ink. In Archithek this becomes an entry with a photo of the original, a typed transcript, date, sender and recipient as people, and a connection to the entry on the organ. Search "organ" once and find the letter automatically.
Three reasons why documents & writings are a joy in Archithek.
Reliable numbering
Every document gets a unique number automatically. Nothing gets confused, nothing is lost.
Find the text you have entered
Titles and descriptions are searchable. Enter a transcription or summary in the description. Attached PDFs are not automatically read or indexed.
Decide what may be published
Entries and individual details can remain internal. Your team reviews sources, rights and personal information before publication.
These collections belong together
Documents & writings in your community: a conversation?
Show us what you have. We'll show you how it becomes a living collection.