Say Thank You allows you to send a thank-you message to the person who indexed a record. You see the option on the page where you see the indexed details of a historical record. Not all record collections include the option.
The message that you send is an expression of thanks that you cannot edit or expand. The message includes your name. Otherwise, the other person does not see your personal information.
Steps (website)
- Sign in to FamilySearch
- Click Search and then Records.
- Enter your search terms and click Search.
- Click the search result that interests you.
- Scroll to the end of the indexed details.
- On collections where we can identify the indexer, you see "This information is available because a volunteer indexed it for you." Below the message, click Say Thank You.
- You see a preview of the message. Click Send Message.
Steps (mobile)
- Open the Family Tree mobile app on your Android or Apple iOS mobile device.
- Tap the 3 lines icon—lower right on Apple iOS; upper left on Android.
- Tap Search Historical Records.
- Enter search terms and tap Search.
- Tap the search result that interests you.
- Scroll to the end of the indexed information.
- On collections where we can identify the indexer, you see "This information is available because a volunteer indexed it for you." Below the message, tap Say Thank You.
- You see a preview of the message. Tap Send Message.