How do I add an image to the story I created?

Article Id: 1219
April 15, 2024

You can attach images to stories in the Memories Gallery. 

  • A photo can be attached to more than one story.
  • Document images can also be added to stories.
  • Up to 10 images can be uploaded to each story.

You can also attach a private photo to a public story. Other FamilySearch users see the story, not the photo.

Steps (website)

  1. Sign in to FamilySearch.
  2. At the top of the page, click Memories.
  3. Click Gallery.
  4. Click the Stories icon (looks like an open book).
  5. Click a story to which you want to add an image.
  6. Above the story title, click Edit Story.
  7. Above the story text, click the camera icon. Continue with the appropriate instruction set.

Upload Photo

  1. Click Upload Photo. 
  2. Find the photo or document image on your computer, and double-click to upload. 
  3. If you want to add another image, below the currently showing image, click +.
  4. When you finish adding images, above the loaded images, click Save Story. (If you change your mind about adding images, click Cancel instead.)

  1. Click Select from Gallery. 
  2. Find up to 10 images in your gallery that you want to add to the story. 
  3. In the upper right of each image you want to add, click the check mark.
  4. In the bottom right of the Select from Gallery screen, click Attach Photos. (Or, if you change your mind about adding the photo, click Cancel.)

Steps (mobile apps)

You can add an image to a story through the Family Tree or the Memories app. On an Android device, use the Memories app. You can add up to 10 images to a story.

Family Tree app

  1. Navigate to the person with the story.
  2. Tap the Memories tab.
  3. Above the memory items, tap the icon that looks like lined paper with the letter A.
  4. Tap a story. On an Android device, in the upper right, tap the 3 dots and then tap Edit.
  5. Above the story, tap the camera icon.
  6. Tap an item in the Add From list:
    1. Tap Take Photo or Camera and take a photo with your device.
    2. Choose from your camera roll. Tap each item that you want to add.
    3. Tap File or My Files and choose an item. Locate the desired file on your device. Tap each item that you want to add.
    4. Choose a photo in your FamilySearch Gallery. In the gallery, tap each item you want to add.

Memories App

  1. Above the memory items, tap the icon that looks like lined paper with the letter A.
  2. Tap a story. On an Android device, in the upper right, tap the 3 dots and then tap Edit.
  3. Above the story, tap the camera icon.

  4. Tap an item in the Add From or Select From list:

    1. Tap Take Photo or Camera and take a photo with your device.
    2. Choose from your camera roll. Tap each item that you want to add.
    3. Tap File or My Files and choose an item. Locate the desired file on your device. Tap each item that you want to add.
    4. Choose a photo in your FamilySearch Gallery. In the gallery, tap each item you want to add.

Family Tree Lite

Family Tree Lite does not support the Memories feature.

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