Additional tags for a person

@PABulfinch

I discussed this issue with my team, and we think we have some good alternative suggestions for you!

It is true, for now you can only have 1,000 Memories tagged to you. Because they are tagged, those Memories will remain viewable on FamilySearch after you die. Or you can add Memories to an Album and share that Album with family to preserve your Memories after you die. But if 1,000 tags aren’t enough or you don’t trust the option to share an Album with others, consider these two alternatives….

• (1) You can add Topic Tags to any Memory. Topic Tags will remain after you die, and they are searchable with the Find tool under the Memories tab on your Homepage. You can select many Memories at once and add the same Topic Tag to them.

• (2) You can also add you extra Memories to an Album, and then copy a link of that Album and place it on your own Person Page in Family Tree (in a Note) so anyone can access it after you die.

Instructions are below as well as links to Help Articles that address this issue.

Please note: You must make sure the Memories you want seen are marked as Public, not Private. Any Memories marked Private will remain private and will not be viewable after your death. Also remember to secure permission if you have details/images of living people in your Memories. See the Submission guide for details.

Adding Topic Tags:

• In your Gallery, roll your mouse over the top right corner of a Memory. Click the check mark to select it. You can select as many as you want.
• Click the Actions button in the blue header.
• Click Add a Topic Tag…
• Provide a Topic Tag name.
• You can also do this from the Memory Viewer:
• Click an individual Memory.
• At the top of the right side-bar, click the tag icon and add a Topic Tag.
• (You might consider giving all the Memories you want viewed after your death the same, unique topic tag; example, Shirley789.)

Suggestion: After you have assigned a Topic Tag to all the Memories you want, make a Note on your own Person Page. (Click the Collaborate tab in the header that also includes Details, Sources, Memories, etc. From there, click Add Note.) You can then tell any viewer they can search for your Memories by clicking Memories at the top of the homepage, then Find. Give them the Topic Tag name. You can make this Note an Alert Note (check mark the top of your Note) so that it will be seen when anyone accesses your Person Page after you die.

Adding Memories to an Album and sharing that Memory:

• In your gallery, click New Album from the left side-bar. Give your Album a name.
• Roll your mouse over the top right corner of a Memory. Click the check mark to select it. You can select as many as you want.
• Click the Actions button in the blue header.
• Click Add to Album.
• Select which Album you want these Memories to go to.
• On the left side-bar, click the Album where you have placed your Memories.
• Select Share from the blue highlighted options.
• Click Copy to copy the link.
• Then go make a Note (following the instructions above), and paste the link in that note.
• The link remains active even if you add additional Memories later on. But the link will not remain active if you delete the Album or change the name of the Album.
• Please note: If you have any Memories marked as Private, they can still be seen if they are in a shared Album.

Hope this helps. Sorry about such a long explanation.

Pertinent Help Articles:

How do I add the same topic tag to multiple memories?

I also agree that simply person tagging a gazillion items to your own personal profile - may not be the best approach.

Can you clarify if these items are items that only pertain you personally or are they items representing other living people - or items that represent deceased people? In many cases there is no need to link them to your own profile. but knowing example scenarios would be helpful in providing answers.

You should be cautious in uploading items that represent other living people.

One simple work around (for certain scenarios) is simply to place multiple photos etc in a single pdf file - all counting as only ONE item - it also allows you to control order and add additional text and related info.
much better than a gazillion separate items - with no consistent order.

It actually does help - both now and when you are deceased.

because instead of having a thousand photos all globbed together on a single profile - with no real order or groupings
if you use albums - you can organize your photos into groupings of related subjects
and people are not overwhelmed - by trying to look for a set of items among a collection of 1,000 photos.
You can create various albums for related topics
example include:
Family Photos
Baby Photos
Marriage photos
Family Reunions and more

the one thing that is important is to keep them as public and not mark them as "private"

Here are some links on related subjects

https://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/when_you_pass_away.htm

https://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/sharing_family_tree.htm

https://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/family_search_batch_processing.htm

also as previously stated - if you create a pdf of file of various related photos and put them into a single pdf -
that then only counts as one item - instead of 20 items for 20 photos and you can easily stay under the limit
and this is another way to keep related items together (and in a fixed order) as well as adding text, descriptions and other content with the photos inside the pdf.

There are valid "performance reasons" for not overloading a single profile/album with more than a thousand photos - and that is the main reason for the limit - keeping the system performing at optimal performance - instead of a system that bogs down because too many items are trying to be displayed in a single view. Software engineers set this limit with very intentional limits and reasons in mind.

You should also consider the possibility that if you have thousands of photos
you might consider the better option of putting these photos on a CD or Flash drive
with them again grouped into meaningful folders
which would also include videos and more - bypassing the various limitations and constraints on FS memories - such as file size.
that you could then share with family

This option also acts as a backup to your FamilySearch uploadsit also can be shared with people who dont even have FamilySearch accountsor used to share photos that also include other living people that you may not consider posting on FS

You might also consider putting portions of your compiled items in pdf format - and submitting the items to Familysearch digital books - which doesnt have the 15MB file limit. and which could have certain access restrictions while you are alive that could be opened up wider once you are deceased.

FamilySearch Memories is not the one and only solution to preserving thousands of Personal photos.
there are also various supplemental/alternate solutions that (in some - but not all - aspects) are much better in handling a massive number of photos.

so create various pdf files - of various subjects of your life
and have someone in your family submit it as a "digital book" once you are deceased.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/family-history-library/digital-library-donations

and putting them in FS albums does keep them preserved beyond your death for future generations.

with an item that you DO include in your profile memory - that lists all your albums with the url to each one.

here is an example of a story item with links to various of my albums
https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/210191704?a=1406004

I can use this type of entry (hooked to my profile) to point people at albums of many thousands of items I have uploaded to FS Memories and this is available both now and when I am deceased.

(you will need to copy and paste the link above to your browser)

@PABulfinch

Thanks for posting this question. This is valuable information.

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