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 guide 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. (To learn how to put documents in FT as sources, look over the following STEPS with PICTURES Guides--  "Attaching FamilySearch (FS) Records to Family Tree Using the Source Linker" and "Putting Documents as Sources in FamilySearch Family Tree".)


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"Putting Photos and Documents as Memories in FT" ”VIDEO LESSON''


This FT Video Lesson can be viewed individually, in a one-on-one mentoring session or in a class setting. It is designed to provide beginner and intermediate level FT users with a hands-on practical experience in attaching a photo or document to an ancestor by going through the "Memories" tab. The presentation follows a "Model with Steps;Do with Steps" approach. First, the teacher/mentor performs the series of specific directions found in the "Putting Photos and Documents as Memories in FT" Lesson Guide -- at the same time drawing attention to the Steps in the Guide. After that, each participant follows the same Steps and attaches either a digital photo or document that they brought with them to their person in FT. By the end of the lesson, each participant has read the Steps TWICE and completed the task ONCE. Taking home the STEPS with Pictures Guide for future reference, they can fairly easily repeat the task on their own.

Other FT Entry/Intermediate Task Guides(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