A person's profile page on FamilySearch Family Tree features several types of information.
When you open a section for an ancestor, the system remembers which section you viewed. When you move to the record of a different ancestor, the new record comes up showing the same section. For example, if you click the Sources tab for ancestor A and then move to ancestor B, you see the sources for ancestor B.
About
Here are the items on the About tab:
- Brief life history
- Photos and memories
- Time line and map view
- Sources
- Spouse and children
- Parents and siblings
- Name meaning
About pulls information from the person's profile. Learn about ancestors in manageable amounts. The About screen helps you discover and explore your ancestor's life.
Details
The Details page includes several editable sections in the main portion of the screen:
- The person's vital information (name, sex, birth, christening, death, and burial)
- Other information about the person, such as residences and occupations
- Family members
- Other relationships
- Brief life history
To open a section, click the triangle icon to the right of the section head. To alter how information on the Details tab is displayed, scroll down to the tools section and click My Layout Settings.
On the right you, find additional tools:
- Research Help with record hints and suggestions
- Search Records with links to search historical record collections
- Notes: add notes about the person. You can set a note as an "alert note" that you want others to be sure to read.
- Latest Changes where you can see all changes made to the profile.
- Tools
Sources
On the Sources screen, you can see all the sources that are attached to the person. Sources support details about the person's life. Sources can link to items in FamilySearch historical records. Others can be documents that users uploaded or sources they found outside of FamilySearch.
Collaborate
Collaborate allows you to work with other people with notes and discussions:
- Notes: Add information or questions about your ancestor that do not fit anywhere else.
- Discussions: Start or join a conversation about the person.
Memories
On the Memories tab, view or add stories, photos, documents, and audio files about a person's life.
Timeline
View life and historical events on a timeline. To customize the timeline, click Show. A Map toggle allows you to display a map showing where life events occurred.
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