Third-party software can help you download information from the shared Family Tree. You can find a compatible applications in our Solutions Gallery.

You can change the size of a photo and choose a different part to use as a portrait in Family Tree.

Add or replace the portrait photo of a person in Family Tree.

To help maintain an accurate genealogical record of the human family, use the sex recorded at birth.  Record any later sex or gender-related changes as custom life events in the Other Information section.

Our collaboration with commercial family history websites provides you with access to more records and tools.

You can edit, delete, or detach a tag on a photo, story, document, or audio file in Family Tree.

Memories contributed to FamilySearch remain on FamilySearch after the contributor dies. When a FamilySearch user passes away, if FamilySearch knows about the death, the system locks the account. All memories contributed by that user remain in our database, though they may not be easily found.

You can request that we delete memories or person tags that you did not contribute.

Unless you have created an item, it is best to assume that it is protected by copyright. Learn more about usage.

Use memories to preserve your ancestors' photos, stories, documents, and audio recordings.