Tag Persons in Photos






Tagging photos and documents is critical for analysis.
For example, my ancestor was experiencing some financial difficulties; I found a record of this in an old paper.
I can enlarge the newspaper and tag the exact place in the newspaper for this record.
The record is highlighted in yellow in the 3rd column of the newspaper (as shown below).

Augean genealogy software interface displaying an ancestor profile alongside a full newspaper page with a highlighted historical record, helping genealogists analyze visual evidence.


 The ability to zoom in on a document, and tag the exact location is essential for document analysis.


to show the Photo / Document Tag dialog.
Or  Right Click  ⟶  Tag Persons  from any media.

Selecting Tag Persons from a right-click menu on a document in Augean. This tool helps genealogists link specific regions of historical records to family tree profiles.



Drag the mouse to select the person in the document and select

Zoomed-in newspaper clipping with a yellow selection box around a bankruptcy notice in Augean. Drawing bounding boxes isolates exact ancestor mentions in dense historical records.


Search for the person to tag, then

Using the Tag Person search dialog in Augean to link an individual's family tree record to a highlighted document region, streamlining visual evidence organization.



Alfred Sitch is now tagged in the document
shows the location of the person in the document

Full historical document view in Augean with a tagged location highlighted. The Show in original feature helps family historians instantly pinpoint verified ancestor mentions.



The tagged image is now listed in the media for Alfred Sitch

Cropped view of a tagged newspaper section displayed in an ancestor's personal media tab in Augean, keeping critical visual evidence tightly organized.


In the shared media table
Right Click  ⟶  Change Displayed Columns  to add the  Persons  column
Alfred Sitch is listed under persons.

Configuring the Shared Media table in Augean to display a Persons column. This lets genealogists instantly see which ancestors are tagged in each historical media file.