Leaves on the Tree

Image: rawpixel.com   After I've written a blog post on a particular ancestor, I like to add a link to the post to the Memories section of a person's FamilySearch Family Tree profile. Recently I had a revelation about something else I could do to ensure my family stories and research are shared in the future. It occurred to me that I could leave an Alert Note on my own Family Search Family Tree profile directing individuals to this blog, Leaves on the Tree, after I am gone. If the goal of my blog is to record my memories, research, family stories, and more, this alert is one way future researchers might be able to find those stories—assuming Blogger is still around. I don't often think about my own FamilySearch profile, and when I looked at my page, it was pretty skimpy indeed! I had only entered the bare basics of my important relationships, dates, etc. Add beefing up my own profile to the 2026 goal list. Who knows me better than me? Here's what I wrote for the Alert N...