10 Famous Graves and their Interesting Stories
Here are 10 famous graves you’ll want to visit – whether in-person or virtually: from Oscar Wilde to George Washington. Some people have enduring legacies. Interest in their lives continues even after they have passed away. They attracted crowds during their lives, and continue to…
20 Gravestone Angels from Colonial America
20 gravestone angels from Colonial America – preserved with the BillionGraves app! If you had died in Colonial America, there is a good chance that an angel would have been carved on your gravestone. Perhaps the angel would have been a bit funny-looking by today’s…
10 Things You Never Knew About Funeral Home History
10 things you never knew about funeral home history? Yes. Burial ceremonies have existed since the beginning of time but many traditions have changed. Our ancestors’ experiences when someone died were quite different from our own. The first funeral home in the United States was…
What’s New, BillionGraves? 10 Great New Features!
What’s new, BillionGraves? Well, a LOT! Here are 10 great new features for you to explore on the BillionGraves website. There’s something here for every BillionGraves fan! So whether you are a volunteer photographer, transcriber, or family history researcher, these new features are sure to…
10 Steps to Planning a Group Cemetery Event
Across the world, gravestones are deteriorating, and erosion is erasing the precious details of our ancestors’ lives. BillionGraves, the world’s largest GPS-linked cemetery database, can help. The BillionGraves smartphone app can be used to document gravestones. Then, even if a loved one’s gravestone is damaged…
Lake View Cemetery: One of the Prettiest in the World
Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of the prettiest garden cemeteries in the world. With more than 115,000 gravestones, it is also huge. If you go, bring your walking shoes! There is something about this cemetery that makes me think of these song…
