A Fun Family Tree Feature

This is a sample of photos in my family tree people section. Those with the yellow band on the bottom right were placed by someone other than me into family tree. I've been busy posting photos and have added 533 to the tree. Many are from our sons missionary journal. Michael is deceased so the are public. Other people have added another 166 photos of my ancestors.

Their contributions make the tree a fabulous adventure. But to make it even better I have never heard of three of those four above with the banner. When I click the banner it shows my relationship. Edna Brough is a great aunt through my ancestor Lyman Wight Porter. Edward Hunter is a great uncle, also through Lyman Wight Porter, and Edward Hoagland comes to my tree through the notorious Edward Rich South. 

Every two weeks an upgrade to family tree goes live. It is a huge commitment that the church has made. It's free to all and always will be. I encourage you to participate, it's a good thing to do.

Wasted Photos

Kathleen cleaned out the storage unit. My how organized she can be. She found some treasures. Yes, she found some boxes full of mothers genealogy gatherings. Grandma Bingham's funeral book is interesting. I plan on copying it, several pages long, and posting it on family tree. I am going to have to wait for that as you cannot upload pdf's yet. That will be the easiest way to send this book to the tree.

There were also hundreds of photographs.

Ah some are such a waste. Why I say? Because who are these people? I recognize some, especially those of me. But goodness, so many aren't familiar. what a waste. I guess I could post them online hoping someone could help. Oh, perhaps they are all have passed on, those who can help. Me oh my why oh why didn't mother put the names on the back of the photo.

I am sure you aren't making this mistake and good for you. 

Progress On Family Tree Just Keeps Happening

NOTE: As of today they are posting who added the photo and noting comments on the photos.

For those who are in the beta of Photos on Family Tree, stories just went live.

Photos are getting a lot of buzz, but my opinion is that stories is the bigger feature.

Fifty new testers are added each morning while they work with the bandwith issues.

To get in line for that feature you go to http://familysearch.org/invite/photos

You Can Learn About FamilySearch Photos at RootsTech

On February 21, 2013, Tim Cross, FamilySearch Photos product manager, presented a webinar launching this exciting new feature--see the entire webinar here. He also presented a follow-up question and answer session on February 26. Watch that webinar.

 

An additional training video on FamilySearch Photos and Stories can be found here.

Be sure to join us at RootsTech in the FamilySearch booth to see this and other exciting enhancements we're making to FamilySearch.org. Learn more about the free member training track at RootsTech.

Photo's In Family Tree Are Just Way Cool

The photo feature is still in Beta, sorta. As of this article there are 76,334 photos posted on Family Tree. I have placed 48 of them and looking to add more.

Invitations to join the beta are found at: https://familysearch.org/invite/photos/

PS: Don't use Windows Explorer when working with photos.

Currently only those with member accounts are being given access. This is a capacity issue. At 8AM each morning 50 new users are given access. We hope it is live for all soon. Only a couple of bugs in the helper button are keeping Family Tree from going live to the public.

Once you have access you are able to see any photos that are published. They appear in top of the persons file when you open up the view person link.
 

 

 

 

 

 

This person has 7 photos uploaded.

By clicking photos at that point you are taken to a place where all photos tagged to that person reside (Illustrated Below).



 

 

 

 

You will be able to enlarge a photo by clicking on it:

Once You have access you can upload photos. You see them live immediately,but they are reviewed for following church policy before they are offically accepted. I had one rejected because it wasn't a person, it was painting by my great grandmother. Also, forget the swimming suit photo. Its a no go.

 

 

There was a webinar (poor quality) last week http://broadcast2.lds.org/familysearch/2012-02-30-familysearch-photos-step-by-step-guide-8000k-eng.mp4

 

 and another this week. http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/fhd/Community/en/FamilySearch/Product_Webinars/Photos_Tim_Cross_Feb_21_2013/FamilySearch%20Photos_Getting%20Started_player.html/
 

 

Enjoy

 

 

 

 



Hooray - Photos In Family Tree is Live Right Now

This is still Beta

This is my grandmother Nancy Athena Porter as it now shows in Family Tree.

Notice that it says there are 3 photos.

As any person adds photos to their account, tagged with Nancy Porter Name, and connect to her, the photo count increases.

Many persons can add to one ancestor.

No one can delete my photos added.

When photos 3 in this case is selected it takes you to all of the photos submitted tagged as Nancy, and Connected to her.

The process is not difficult. You go to the website address of http://familysearch.org/photos/ and be logged in. You must have an account. Anyone can open an account beginning February 8th. Many have access now and can upload photos.

When logged in and at the photo site click add person.

You make sure you don't have a licensing issue and drag the photo from your desktop into the green area in the center of the dotted circle.

You can tell if  your upload was successful 

by the response  shown by the red arrow.

To illustrate I performed these steps on a photo that included my mother. The red ! indicates I had not connected the tagged photo to her in Family Tree.

The option to tag is presented right after you insert the photo.

I then went to people, clicked her photo and the search connect boxes came up.

Family Tree had found my mother searching for her name as I had tagged her to the photo.

No result offered would have allowed me to take out her name in the name or person search box and replace it with her PID #, in her case I could have found it in Family Tree as KWCJ-344. Every entry into Family Tree has a PID# assigned. (Personal Identification Number)

I chose her from the options presented.

Automatically the photo showed up in her file on Family Tree.

The most recent photo tagged to her seems to be the one displayed in her account. 

I am not sure if this is permanently live, but they started training us on this last Tuesday, so I assume it is.

Its easy, it's cool, it's fun, and it's a legacy.

After this comes stories and Oral Histories. Oh, and more. 

There is nothing like Family Tree.

Printing Pedigree Charts and Family Group Sheets are coming also.

Kathleen Thinks They Way They Are Displayed In The People Section Is Cool