Documenting India
Documenting India and the country’s diaspora with the BillionGraves app is one of the goals of a new genealogical society: The Genealogical Society of India and its Diaspora. It’s something you could help with too! Simply download the BillionGraves app to your smartphone and take…
The Candy Bomber
The Candy Bomber was a nickname given to World War II pilot, Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen (1920 – 2021). He became well-known for dropping candy tied to miniature parachutes from his plane to German children in Berlin from 1948 to 1949. Halvorsen was also known…
Westminster Abbey Gravesites
Westminster Abbey gravesites are the final resting places for more than 3,300 notable people. Who can be buried at Westminster Abbey? Someone once said, “I once started to research this very question. But on discovering that the first requirement is that you have to be dead,…
Help Set a World Record!
YOU could help set a world record! How awesome is that!? The Rescuing Our Roots project is attempting to set a world record by documenting gravestones – and we need your help! You are invited to help with these goals: The project was started in…
10 Frequently Asked Questions about BillionGraves
BillionGraves helps families to find their ancestors and grow their family trees. Here are 10 frequently asked questions about BillionGraves. The answers will help you to become a better cemetery photographer, a more efficient data transcriber, and a more effective genealogist! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT…
35 Victorian Era Cemetery Superstitions
Victorian era cemetery superstitions and traditions help us to better understand the world our ancestors lived in. In our day, we may throw a fancy wedding but during the Victorian era, elaborate funeral customs were all the rage! Many of the cemetery superstitions and traditions…
