Putting Photos and Documents as Memories in FamilySearch Family Tree

Family Tree Training



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"Guide to Attaching Photos and Documents to an Individual in FS Family Tree as a Memory. This Lesson guide contains written STEPS with PICTURES that show how to add and tag both photos and documents and place them in a person’s Memories page.

Photos and Documents enable us to draw closer to our ancestors, enrich our understanding of their lives, and give us a sense of belonging to something bigger than ourselves. It is through FamilySearch Family Tree that individual and family group photos and documents can be labeled (tagged), preserved and viewed by posterity.

Some documents, like certificates, awards, memorabilia, etc. (those artifacts that one might display on the wall) should be placed in Family Tree under Memories. The STEPS handout below provides specific directions and visuals about how to attach these images to a person in Family Tree. On the other hand, documents that establish/verify the vital events (birth, marriage, and death) of one’s life should be entered as Sources in Family Tree. (For "How to" directions, see another STEPS with PICTURES handout-- "Putting Documents as Sources in FamilySearch Family Tree".)


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How to best use the "Putting Photos and Documents as Memories..." Handout
This lesson guide can be used individually, in a one-on-one mentoring session or in a class situation. It is designed to provide beginner and intermediate level FT users with a hands-on practical experience in putting documents and photos in the memories gallery in their Tree. The lesson guide is found to be most successful in enabling users to do the task independently when it is part of a "Model with Steps;Do with Steps" approach. First the teacher/mentor performs the Steps in their own FT or in the sandbox at the same time drawing attention to the specific directions on the handout. After that, the participants does the task in their Tree by following the same Steps. Thus, by the end of the lesson, they have read through the Steps TWICE and performed the task ONCE. Retaining the handout for reference, they can repeat the task thereafter.

Other FT Entry/Intermediate Task Handouts(STEPS with Pictures)
1. Attaching FamilySearch (FS) Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker 2. Putting Documents as Sources in FamilySearch Family Tree 3. Fixing Relationships in FamilySearch (FS) Family Tree 4. Finding and Merging Duplicates in FamilySearch (FS) Family Tree

Related FT Resources

 * FSFamilyTreeUserGroup Resources: "Memories on Family Tree" Part 2 - Photos on the Person Page; Part 3 - Stories, Documents, Audio Files and Memories as Sources by Cathy Anderegg