Photo Challenge - 7 EASY Steps

I invite each youth (and adult) to get at least one photo of an ancestor or relative onto familysearch.org. I challenge you to do at least one photo. More is even better.

The 7 EASY Steps

Find paper photos of relatives who have passed on. Hint: Talk to aunts, uncles, parents, grandparents to find out who has what. Call them and ask for a photo.
Digitize the paper photo. Use a scanner or use a phone to to take a picture of the paper picture.

Edit the photo if needed (i.e. crop) (smart phone apps can edit images now, and free PC/Mac software like Gimp (gimp.org) can edit resolution and crop). Or use your favorite image editor. I’m not picky, just trying to show you free tools.

Tip	PNG is a good file format. JEPG is a lossy format that losses data over time, due to the way the digital information is compressed. Suggest you save as a TIFF or PNG file. The free Gimp PC/Mac app can convert between formats.

Login to familysearch.org and find the relative.
Select the "Memories" tab/link for that person.
Select "Upload Photo" button and select the photo you have.
Add a title, identify the people in the photo.

Celebrate

TAAA DAAAAA! Yay! That’s it. You’ve added a memory that will not be destroyed by fire or lost when a relative passes to the other side.

What a great way to better get to know your ancestors and relatives. Easy peasy and your grandkids will love you for this small service.

If you get stuck with the software, ask a family history consultant from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to show you how to digitize and edit photos.

Caution

Although names and dates for the living are hidden on familysearch.org, photo memories are NOT hidden for living people on familysearch.org. This message is about getting photos from the living to capture their memories of those that have already passed on.

Updated on 01 Jan 0001