Let’s Get Outside, BillionGravers!
Spring has come to the northern hemisphere, so if that brings warmer weather to your backyard, let’s get outside and take some photos in a beautiful cemetery! If headstones could talk, they would have a lot of stories to tell. But they can’t, so BillionGraves…
BillionGraves April Adventure Contest
Hunting for eggs in the springtime is fun, but hunting for your missing phone or lost keys? Not so fun! We want you to be able to quickly find both your phone and your keys so you can get outdoors and take some gravestone photos…
London’s “Magnificent Seven” Cemeteries
The “Magnificent Seven” is the nickname for seven huge cemeteries that surround the heart of London. Each is a unique masterpiece of park-like greenspace. London wouldn’t be quite the same without her surrounding Magnificent Seven Cemeteries. History Leading to the Magnificent Seven For centuries it…
Irish Gravestone Symbols
Are there Irish gravestone symbols at your ancestor’s final resting place? As you learn what the symbols are and the meanings behind them you’ll come to understand your heritage better. My father was born into a strong Irish family – on St. Patrick’s Day, no…
Israel’s Cemeteries Completely Digitized with BillionGraves App!
All of Israel’s cemeteries have now been completely digitized with the BillionGraves application, as announced by BillionGraves’ partner, MyHeritage on March 2, 2019. With this announcement, Israel has become the first country in the world to document nearly all of its gravestones. This incredible achievement…
Understanding Cemetery Crosses
Understanding cemetery crosses can help us understand the faith of our ancestors. It can sometimes even help us discover their heritage and country of origin. Many American genealogists have discovered through DNA tests that the roots of their heritage are in Europe. European cultures have…
Understanding Cemetery Symbols, Part II
My friend planned to propose marriage to his girlfriend with a diamond ring and a dozen pink roses. He hid the flowers in the backseat of his car while they attended a football game. After the game, he whipped out the bouquet as he proclaimed,…
Understanding Cemetery Symbols, Part I
Learning to Read a Cemetery: Understanding cemetery symbols can give you clues to your ancestor’s lives! And it will make your trips to the cemetery amazing! Do you remember when you learned to read? As a child, it was fun to look at pictures in…
7 Days to Organized Genealogy
When you first start doing genealogy you may not have many paper documents or photos. But as word gets out in your extended family that you are doing genealogy, relatives may begin to bring you their records. First, you may get an email from a…
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50 Tips for Genealogy Goal-Setting
Genealogy goal-setting is not as common as setting goals to get organized, lose weight, or advance your career. But if you are a genealogist it may be one of the best things you could do this year. If you have never set genealogy goals before…
Christmas Genealogy Interviews
100 questions to ask your older relatives at your next family holiday gathering Christmas can be the perfect time to conduct genealogy interviews. Even though we would like to think grandma and grandpa’s tales of “Christmas past” will always be there for the retelling, it…