FamilySearch Memories - much more than photos

FamilySearch Memories Landing Page

Memories are much more than photos! The Photos feature on FamilySearch.org is now called Memories. Upload photos and documents, record stories, and create albums about your ancestors. It's simple to do and lets you share your precious memories with all of your family.

So upload a photo, type a quick story, or create an album and save a little memory this week!

(And as always, come visit the Family History Center if you'd like some help or a quick demonstration. We love sharing memories!)

FamilySearch Memories -Documents page

"LIfe Sketch" at FamilySearch Family Tree

There's something new in the Family Tree at FamilySearch.org. A feature announced this week is called "Life Sketch," and it's found at the top of the Person Record. It's a place for a narrative of your ancestor's life, to go along with Photos, Documents, Stories and historical records (Sources).

The photos and stories that you add to your ancestors' records at FamilySearch.org show up in Google searches now, too. When you digitize your photos and add them to the FamilySearch Family Tree, you not only protect them from being lost or destroyed, but you also make it possible for relatives you've never met to discover and treasure them, too.

For help with Photos, Stories, and the Life Sketch feature at FamilySearch.org, stop by the Family History Center!

Sharing Family Heirlooms using FamilySearch Memories

Family heirlooms like jewelry, furniture, china, books and quilts help us remember and cherish our ancestors. Many people may have ties to an object and its owner, but only one can possess it. Using FamilySearch Memories, you can "share" priceless heirlooms, and ensure that the next generation knows each object's history and significance.

 To share your family treasures, take a photo (your smart phone will work!), upload the photo to FamilySearch.org, write a paragraph or two describing the object and how you came to own it, and then connect the story to the record of the person (or persons) who owned the object. Anyone related to you will be able to easily find your story by going to FamilySearch.org and clicking on [Memories] and then [Stories].  Cousins you don't even know will be able to see the photos and stories you share, and they'll be preserved no matter what happens to the object.

For help loading photos of your heirlooms to FamilySearch.org, stop by the Family History Center. We're here to help, so stop by soon!