Sunday, April 11, 2021

Including Information When Uploading Photos to Family Search



In Family Search, the "Memories" section with pictures and documents is fun and helpful. You can start adding memories to your own "person page" anytime. We found this great picture of Lucille Erskine, who is Grandpa Westra's Mom. About 1929. We don't have a lot of other information on this pic - just a name and approximate date. It would be so great to have as much information about picture submissions ... so that's something to think about as you add photos to Family Search. When the weekly Westra Family History challenge a few weeks ago was about adding photos, Chris noticed that most of the pictures added for the challenge didn't include any information. 

So besides the actual photo, what other "metadata" or info can you add to a pic in Family Search Memories?  In addition to the Title, and Labeling the Face, you can also add a Topic Tag, Event Date, Event Place, Event Description.  You can add the picture to an Album (that you have created) or you can add a Story about the pic.  You can also add comments below the photo, and you can even record snippets of audio. So that's TEN items of information that you can add to any photo that you add.  


The web view on a computer and the presentation on the app can be different, so check both out if possible. It would be great to be comfortable with both options. 

If someone else uploaded a photo, you can still add some of that information (for example, you can Label the face and add a comment, but you can't add or change a title).  The phone app only shows you limited options on a pic you didn't upload.  

As the original uploader, you have access to all available fields. The four green icons on the bottom right are where you add a topic tag (for example, birthday or graduation or vacation), and then "comment", add audio, and face labeling.  If you click on details (upper right), then you have the options to fill in Title, Description, Date, Place, Public or Private, and Photo or Document.  

This was a Family History Challenge for April 4, 2021, with a follow-up from Chris. 




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