How do I correct memories and sources that are tagged to the wrong person in Family Tree?

Article Id: 1668
May 03, 2024

You can fix incorrect tags in memories and sources.

Steps (website)

Memory items

  1. Sign in to FamilySearch
  2. Navigate to the memory item with the incorrect tag.
  3. Click the item.
  4. To the right of the image, find the Tagged People box. Click the Down Arrow icon next to the incorrectly tagged person.
  5. Your option varies depending on whether you or another person contributed the memory item and tagged it.
    1. If contributed by you:
      1. Click Trash Can Icon.
      2. Click Delete.
    2. If contributed by another person:
      1. Click Paperclip Icon.
      2. Enter a reason statement.
      3. Click Detach.
  6. To create a tag for the correct person, click in the Tag People button.
  7. Drag the tag box to the correct position. Use the green dot to resize the tag.
  8. In the box under the tag, enter the name of the correct ancestor. Click the name and then click Save.

Sources

  1. Sign in to FamilySearch.
  2. In Family Tree, navigate to the person with the incorrectly tagged source.
  3. Near the top, click the Sources tab.
  4. Click the source that was tagged to the wrong person.
  5. Copy the URL if the source is from the Internet.
  6. Click Detach. Enter your reason and click Detach.
  7. Navigate to the person to whom the source belongs.
  8. Click Sources.

  9. Click Add Source. Click the appropriate option:

    1. Add New Source allows you to add using the URL.
    2. Add New Memory Source allows you to add from your Memories Gallery.
    3. Attach from Source Box allows you to add from your Source Box.
  10. Enter the appropriate information from the screens that come up.
  11. Click Save or Attach.

Steps (Mobile app)

Memories

  1. Open the Family Tree Memories app.
  2. Find and tap the image with an incorrect tag.
  3. Tap the icon that looks like a person to see current tags. (If you do not see the icon, tap in the memory item.)
  4. Tap on the icon shaped like a person.
  5. Tap inside the circle or square on the picture that shows the incorrect tag.
  6. To the top left of the shape, tap X. On Android devices, the tag disappears. On Apple iOS, tap Delete.
  7. Tap in the image. Use the edge of the tag to move and size it.
  8. Tap Add Name.
  9. Enter the name, or find by ID.
  10. Tap the name in the list.
  11. Tap Done.

In the Family Tree mobile app, navigate to a person page. Tap the Memories tab. Tap the memory with an incorrect tag. Continue with the steps for the Memories app.

Sources

  1. Open a person's profile in the Family Tree mobile app.
  2. Tap the Sources tab.
  3. Tap the source that you want to detach.
  4. In the upper right, tap the 3 dots icon.
  5. Tap Detach.
  6. Enter a reason and tap Detach.

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

Please use the full website to fix Memory tags or move sources to the correct person.

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