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All Files/Images Must be Reviewed and Uploaded to the Wiki by FamilySearch Staff[edit | edit source]

Images will be reviewed for appropriateness and copyright status.
All images should follow the guidelines set forth in the Image Use page.
NOTE: There is a limit size of 5mb for files/images.

How to Submit Files/Images[edit | edit source]

Note: You must first log into your FamilySearch account to submit an image/file. Create a FREE Account

Fill out the form found below.

Fields with red asterisk (*) are required to be filled out

*Name or title of file/image:

You can give a title to your file/image for identification in the Wiki.

*Description of file/image:

Give a brief description that will be displayed on the file/image Wiki page.

*Author or creator of file/image:

Provide a name of the person who created the file/image so proper attribution can be given.

*File/image creation date:

You can leave the date that autopopulates in the field or change it to the date the file/image was created.

*Are there living people in the image?

We are not allowed to upload images of individuals that can be identified in the picture without their permission. Please review the options and choose the correct one.

There are no living people in this file/image. It is a head shot of me for my User page. The individuals in the photo have their backs to the camera or they are too far away to be able to make out facial features. I am with a library, FamilySearch center, or other organization. I have permission to post the image from each person shown.

Source or where this file/image came from:

If you obtained this image from the internet, for us to upload it to the Wiki, it must have a copyright free license except in few exceptions. If your image is in public domain or has a Creative Commons license attached to it, we will be able to accept the image.

I got this image from the Internet. This is our organization's logo and we give permission for its use on the Wiki. I own the rights to publish this file/image and release it to the Creative Commons license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported. I own the rights to publish this file/image and wish to select a different copyright license. I got this information from a FamilySearch Collection.

Website address or URL for the file/image:

*Collection title:

URL to collection image:

Determine the License/Permission:

Choose the correct license for the file/image you wish to submit. Depending on the option you choose, the licenses will change to the right. Please choose the correct license. If you are unsure of the license, do not submit file/image to be uploaded. Instead, email us at: wikisupport@familysearch.org

License/Permission for "Your own work":

Allow non-commercial use，commercial use，and modifications as long as others credit you and share alike. Allow non-commercial use，commercial use，and modifications as long as others credit you.

License/Permission for "Allow non-commercial use, commercial use, and modifications as long as others credit you and share alike":

Own work, multi-license with CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GFDL. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0.

License/Permission for "Allow non-commercial use, commercial use, and modifications as long as others credit you":

Own work, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.

License/Permission for "Reserve no rights":

Own work, release into public domain under the CC-Zero license.

License/Permission for "Public domain":

Own work, release into the public domain. Public Domain-No Copyright. Work released by the copyright holder into the public domain. Work from the Project Gutenberg archives. File is from the Open Clip Art Library. From the Xrmap flag collection. German Flag license.

License/Permission for "Copyright expired":

Author died more than 70 years ago/auto (include death date in the template; see Help:License templates Wiki page). Author died more than 70 years ago. Author died more than 100 years ago. First published in the United States before 1923. Artwork – for U.S., Australia, and European union, etc. Published in Australia and term of copyright has expired. Published in Canada more than 50 years ago.

License/Permission for "Not covered by copyright":

Logos with only simple typefaces, individual words or geometric shapes. Consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship. Work of a U.S. government agency. Work of a local U.S. government agency. Published in the U.S. without copyright notice.

License/Permission for "Work of the United States federal government":

From the National Atlas of the United States. From the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Historic American Buildings Survey. From the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. From the National Park Service. From the National Science Foundation. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture. From the U.S. Military - Medals.

License/Permission for "Work of other governments":

Work of a Brazilian government agency. Work of a Norwegian government agency. Work of a Russian Federation government agency.

License/Permission for "Restricted (including FamilySearch licenses)":

FamilySearch Library Handouts. From a FamilySearch Collection. Gospel Media Library License. Works including a trademark. Trademark regarding organization's logos. Digital Topo Maps Images.

License/Permission for "GNU General Public License":

GNU Free Documentation License. GNU Free Documentation License with disclaimers. GNU Lesser General Public License.

*Your name or FamilySearch Username:

Please provide your name or FamilySearch Username as you will be given credit on the file/image Wiki page for submitting the file/image.

Approved by Moderator:

The default is "No" and should remain that way.

No Yes

*File/Image:

Click on the Upload button and locate the copyright free file/image on your computer.

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Please allow 2 business days for your image to be approved by FamilySearch.
Once it is approved, you will receive an email with a link to your image.
If you haven't heard back in 2 days or are having problems uploading a file, please email us at: wikisupport@familysearch.org

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