The most recent news announcements from "Find a Grave" are ones to take note of - Transfer of Memorials / Request to Manage AND Memorials for the Recently Deceased - Also, choosing your close relationship

There have been some recent changes announced by "Find a Grave"; a familiar website to its vast number of contributors and researchers alike who rely on it for information perhaps not found anywhere else on the Internet.  

Someone's interest may lie beyond only needing to find the location of a gravesite to the excitement of seeing for the first time an ancestor's grave marker thanks to a dedicated Find A Grave photo volunteer who honored a photo request.  By the way, please don't forget to send your "thank you note" to whomever fulfilled your photo request so they are aware of your appreciation of their time and efforts extended on your behalf.
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If you are new to using Find a Grave and/or primarily utilize it to upload memorials without spending time browsing around its links on the main page, you may not be aware of all of the information the website provides.  

Focusing here on the link for Find a Grave News. January 11, 2022 contains two impactful news announcements that are important to read and review. 

One is titled "Transferring Memorials"that includes a link to the "Help Page" taking you to the "Request to Manage" page. 

This page on Find a Grave offers a discussion of the details of this topic with specific links for the contents.  

Among the information is a paragraph providing the Find a Grave email address of support@findagrave.com which is good to be aware of if further help is required.
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The other January 11, 2022 announcement concerns "Memorials for the Recently Deceased". 

The changes became effective January 11, 2022 applying to Find a Grave memorials added after that date.

The sub-categories are: 

"Memorials by a Relative",
and
"Memorials Managed by Someone who is Not a Relative"
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Tying in with these changes is the ability to show your close relationship to the relative or ancestor that will display on their Find a Grave memorial. 

Sharing screen captures of my father's memorial to help illustrate the process to show your close relationship.: 

First click on the down arrow to the right of the EDIT button shown with a dark gray background and white letters.:

Next, click on "Edit Memorial" that appears as the top choice.:

Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page where you see "Are you a close relative?" 

There you will see your choices of: 

Spouse/Partner; Child; Parent; Grandchild; Grandparent; Sibling; Aunt/Uncle; Niece/Nephew; or Cousin.  

**Remember what you choose is to denote your  relationship to the deceased.**

In my example, I am the child of the deceased person for whom this Find A Grave memorial was created so I clicked on "Child" as my choice. 

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For a further in-depth look at the finer points of these changes, here is a link to a January 11, 2022 You Tube video posted by nationally known genealogist Amy Johnson Crow.:

"A MAJOR Update to FindAGrave - 2022 - What You Need to Know"- 2022 -  "Genealogy with Amy Johnson Crow" .
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