Adding Memories to Family Search

 

Our Stake Presidency has declared this weekend a Stake Temple and Family History Weekend.  We have about 6 different family history and temple tasks to complete by this weekend.  Here are instructions of one of them: 

How to add a memory to Family Search:

(from the website)

1. Sign in to FamilySearch.org.
2. In the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Memories.
3. In the drop-down menu, click Gallery.
4. Click the plus sign (+) in the green circle.
5. Drag and drop content from your computer to the screen, or click Choose Files.
6. Each photo still has to be tagged individually, but the amount of content you upload at once is up to you.

To upload a memory from the person page:

1. Click the Memories tab.
2. Click either Upload Photo or Upload document, and select the file from your computer.
3. Click Select from Gallery to add an item you have already uploaded. The drag and drop feature is not available to upload memory items on the person's details page.

Using the instructions below, you can upload multiple photos at the same time:

1. To select a consecutive range of photos, find and click the first photo.
2. Press down the Shift button on your keyboard.
3. With the Shift button pressed down, click the last photo in the range of photos that you want to upload.
4. You should see a list of attachments that are highlighted, ready to be uploaded. Follow the onscreen prompts to finish uploading the photos.
5. To select nonconsecutive photos from a folder, find and click the first photo.
6. Press and hold down the Control button (Ctrl).
7. With the Control button pressed down, click all of the photos that you want to upload. Then follow the onscreen prompts to finish uploading the photos.

Steps (mobile app)

You can upload memories from both the Memories mobile app and the Family Tree mobile app. Here is how you do it from the Memories mobile app:

1. Tap the plus sign (+) in the circle.
2. Tap Add Document or Add Photo.
3. Choose between 2 options:

• Select a file from your device, and tap Upload.
• Use the camera feature to capture the content. Edit the photo, and tap Save.

Here's how you do it from the Family Tree mobile app:

1. Tap on an individual to open the person detail page.
2. Tap Memories.
3. Tap the plus sign icon (+).
4. Tap Add Document or Add Photo.
5. Choose between 2 different options:
   
   • Select a file from your device, and tap Upload.
   • Use the camera feature to capture the content. Edit the photo, and tap Save.