How do I add memories to an album?

Article Id: 1170
June 13, 2025
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You can organize your ancestors' photos, stories, documents, and audio files into albums in Memories.

Steps (website)

Adding items from the Gallery

  1. Sign in to FamilySearch.org
  2. Click Memories, and then from the drop-down menu, click Gallery.
  3. Above the memory items, and to the right of Add Memories, click Select.
  4. Hover over an item that you want to add to an album, and then click the check mark that appears within the item. The checkmarks of selected items will turn blue.
  5. In the upper-right of the memory items, you see how many items are selected. 
  6. Select all the items that you want to add to an album.
  7. In the upper-left of the memory items, click Actions, and from the drop-down menu, click Add to Album.
  8. On the pop up screen, you can select an album you have already created, or create a new album. If you have already created several albums, you may want to use the find an album text box.
  9. If you create a new album, you will receive a prompt to give an album name and description.
  10. Click Add. 

Using drag and drop to move items into an album

  1. Select all the items that you want to add to an album. 
  2. Click one of the selected items. Hold down the left-mouse button as you drag the items to the album. 
  3. Release the mouse button when the album name changes colors. The counter to the right of the album name increases by the number of items added to the album.

Adding items to an album from the viewer

  1. Open a memory item.
  2. To the right of the item, find the Information panel.
  3. Click the folder icon found at the top of the information panel. This will direct you to the albums section of the panel.
  4. Click Add to Album.
  5. Click an existing album title or enter a new album title in the box.  
  6. Click Add.
  7. Repeat the steps if you want to add the item to more than one album.

Steps (Memories mobile app only)

  1. From the Memories mobile app, select the memories that you want to add to an album:
    • Android: Tap the 3 dots in the top right of the screen, and then tap Select Memories.
    • Apple iOS: Tap Select.
  2. To select items to add to an album tap in the open circles.
  3. Move the memories to an album:
    • Android: Tap the + in the top right of the screen.
    • Apple iOS: Tap the 3 dots in the top right of the screen, and then tap Add to Album. 
  4. Select an existing album title, or click Create New Album.
    1. If you chose to create an album, enter a title and tap Save.
  5. Repeat the steps if you want to add the item to more than one album.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

The Memories feature is not part of Family Tree Lite. 

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