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Rachel Rebekah Johnson
Rachel Rebekah Johnson ✭
August 18, 2021 edited December 22, 2021 in Suggest an Idea

Hello:)

Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was an option to write personal notes on the page that shows you the list of people you're following. Then you could put in a snip-it reminding you why you're following someone. For example, I have an ancestor I need to wait for the 1950's census to come out to hopefully-fingers-crossed-get some information for. That won't come out for another 6 months and I'm worried by then I'll forget that's what I need to do for her. I made my own note, but it would be so nice to have a section in Family Search that I can refer back to.

Thanks!

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  • bathompson
    bathompson ✭✭✭
    August 18, 2021

    Hello @Rachel Rebekah Johnson,

    Thank you for your great comment about keeping reminder notes in FamilySearch. There is a tool called the To-Do List on the home page of FamilySearch which may help.

    • Go to the Home Page of FamilySearch by clicking on the green word "FamilySearch" with the little tree in the upper left of your screen.
    • On the right side of your Home Page, you will see Recommended Tasks, then Recent People and then To-Do List.
    • Click on the little triangle to the left of To-Do List to open the window.
    • Where it says "Add an Item", you could type in 1950 Census and then the Person ID for your ancestor.

    Here is a link to more information about the Home Page.

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/what-features-are-on-my-home-page?articleVariant=public

    Best Wishes!

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  • dontiknowyou
    dontiknowyou ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 18, 2021

    Another option:

    On the web interface to Family Tree, your Following page provides the option to add labels to each profile you are following. You could make a label for 1950 census.

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  • Amy Archibald
    Amy Archibald mod
    August 19, 2021

    How do I organize and label ancestors in my Following list in Family Tree?

    https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-organize-and-label-ancestors-in-my-following-list-in-family-tree

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