What is geneteka?
What is Geneteka? Geneteka is a database of nearly 25 million (as of today) Polish vital records that have been indexed by surname and given name, from parishes and registry offices which are grouped according to the contemporary province in Poland in which they lie.
Is searching in geneteka addicting?
Finally, for those of you who find searching in Geneteka to be addicting, there is a new feature which allows you to search only indexes which have been added recently (past day, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, or 31 days).
How can you help geneteka?
You can still help out by making a donation to the project. Although all the records for both Geneteka and its sister site, Metryki, are indexed or photographed by volunteers, the PTG still must pay for server space to host these online, and those costs add up.
Does geneteka standardize the spelling of surnames?
The indexers at Geneteka are instructed to record surnames as they are written in the record, without making an attempt to standardize them according to modern spelling rules.
Why does geneteka only show “Z” and “a” infodots?
However, the page showing death records that mention these surnames only has “Z” and “A” infodots, and only two of the records are linked to scans. This is a pretty typical result for Geneteka, and it arises because of the way Geneteka is created.
Can You Help Us index geneteka?
Maybe you don’t feel comfortable with indexing, or don’t have the time? You can still help out by making a donation to the project. Although all the records for both Geneteka and its sister site, Metryki, are indexed or photographed by volunteers, the PTG still must pay for server space to host these online, and those costs add up.
How does geneteka’s search algorithm work?
Going back to our present example, this means that Geneteka’s search algorithm automatically equates “Ciecwierz” with “Ciećwierz” and reports results for each, as in the above example. However, some approximate phonetic matches might nonetheless be missed. So if we repeat the search using “C*” instead of “Ciećwierz,” we find my missing ancestor:
What has changed at geneteka?
But today, let’s focus on Geneteka. At Geneteka’s home page, not much has changed. Here’s the page with English chosen as the language: