Add an Alert Note to FamilySearch to Connect with Future Researchers

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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 Note:

This alert is just a "snapshot in time." I have created a recurring Google calendar task to review this once a year to make any needed changes.

If you haven't already created an Alert Note on FamilySearch, here's how:

1. Go to the profile page of your person of interest—in this case, you! 
2. Scroll down the page a bit and find the box labelled "Notes" on the right side. 
3. Click "Add Note."
4. Write out your note. Be sure to click the box for "Alert Note." This will position the note at the top of your profile page for others to find in the future. Your note will also be visible in the "Notes" section further down the page. 
5. Consider creating a reminder to periodically check the note still reflects reality and edit if needed. 

If you have an online presence such as a family website or blog, you might consider adding those websites to your own FamilySearch profile in an Alert Note for future generations to find.

Until next time...

© Nancy Gilbride Casey, 2026. All rights reserved. 

 

Cite this post:

Nancy Gilbride Casey, "Add an Alert Note to FamilySearch to Connect with Future Researchers," Leaves on the Tree, 14 January 2026, (https://myleavesonthetree.blogspot.com/2026/01/add-alert-note-to-familysearch-to.html : accessed [your date]).