FamilySearch MEMORIES-With Go-Arounds for the LIVING

The FamilySearch Tree memories features have great tools for storing, organizing, and sharing our precious memories. Those memories added to the tree are stored in the Granite Mountain Records Vault. Much better than your home, which could be subject to all sorts of disaster, as current events attest.

LIVING people are unique to your account so other people will not see what you have added to them. This creates unique issues. For this reason, several go-arounds for the LIVING are presented.

This is the PowerPoint :  FamilySearch MEMORIES


ALL THE STORIES Web App-Pulls all the story memories from your tree into one place for your perusal.

ANCESTOR CHALLENGE-The new DISCOVERY experience on FamilySearch drawing from the photos added to your ancestors.

LITTLE FAMILY TREE Mobile App-Lots of fun games using your photo memories, Available in your App Store/Play Store.

Prepare your images for uploading by adding good titles and metadata. If the photos are hard-copy then digitize them properly. This is discussed in another blog entry:

 Pixel to Portrait-Digitizing and Scanning

HINT: Of course, right now FamilySearch Memories are only truly functional with the deceased but you can still add memories to living people, just other people won't be able to see them. I add key photos and memories to my children and grandchildren's pages. Then when my grandchildren ask to play with my phone I can show them pictures of themselves, then their siblings, and then their parents. Then we move to ancestors and I can tell them stories and start a conversation with them about their heritage. So far, they are quite interested. Part of it is in the delivery so be careful and keep it short!

Audio Memories-Cassette transfer and Audio editing

 Cell Phone Call Recording and Family History


FamilySearch Article: Using FamilySearch Memories

 FamilySearch Article: Understanding Private Spaces

FamilySearch Article: Visibility of LIVING people on Family Tree

FamilySearch Article: Visibility of Items in Memories

 FamilySearch Article: Adding Memories of a LIVING Person to Family Tree

FamilySearch Article: Uploading PDF Files to FamilySearch Memories
FamilySearch Content Submission Agreement 

 FamilySearch Upload Guidelines and Policies





Comments

  1. njfishman1March 15, 2018 at 12:57 PM

    I was in your class for memories at Gateway. I have thought about what you say about when I die losing memories on familysearch.
    Would you provide more information on what is actually lost on familysearch when I did?
    Thank you

    njfishman1@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The 10 Handcart Utah Pioneer Companies

Image
Summary of the 10 Handcart Companies 1856 Handcart Companies 1.   Edmund Ellsworth Company - Crossed the Atlantic on the ship “Enoch Train” .   Left Iowa City on 9 June with 274 individuals. 13 died. Arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 26 September.   Traveled with the Daniel D. McArthur Company. 2.   Daniel D. McArthur Company - 117 English who crossed the Atlantic on the ship “Enoch Train” plus 104 individuals from the ship “S. Curling” .   Left Iowa City on 11 June with 221 individuals. 7 died. Arrived in the Salt Lake Valley 26 September.   Traveled with the Edmund Ellsworth Company. 3.   Edward Bunker Company - Mostly Welsh who crossed the Atlantic on the “S. Curling” .   Left Iowa City on 28 June with 320 individuals.   Less than 7 died.   Arrived in the Salt Lake Valley October 2. 4.   James G. Willie Company - Mostly English with roughly 100 Scotch and 100 Scandinavians.   Crossed the Atlantic on the ship “Thornton” .   Left Iowa City on 15 July with 500 i
Read more

Quick, Simple, Fun, and Yet Instructive Family History Ideas

Image
I have dreamed for years of creating a simple plan for introducing the novice to family history concepts in short fun increments. I have provided my first plan for fun, simple, quick, and yet instructive activities that will introduce both young and old to FamilySearch . The goal is to introduce them to the essentials and then let the spirit of Elijah direct their family history path. These links will take you to the PDF version and the Word version of my one-year plan.  Use it as you please.  OVERALL YEAR LONG FAMILY HISTORY PLAN-PDF OVERALL YEAR LONG FAMILY HISTORY PLAN-Word Document I will share the step-by-step instructions on the Consultant Resources Blog Page  and update the 2022 Plan as FamilySearch changes throughout the year.
Read more

MAY Family History Goal

Image
  For May I have updated the monthly family history goals to include QR Code handouts. The QR Code takes you to the monthly goal with explanations and links to optional fun activities. We hope this will appeal to young and old alike! This month we are celebrating Memorial Day! To see other goals with their helps go to the Consultant Resources  page. May QR Code Handout
Read more