“You Never Know Who You’ll Find”
Paul Smith (also known as “Graving Guy” at his local historical society) has found a LOT of interesting things in cemeteries. Most of them he wasn’t even looking for in the first place. “For me, that’s the big advantage of doing the photographing. I mean,…
Cyber Monday Special
It’s that time of year again when you search for the perfect gifts for family and friends. BillionGraves wants to help you find the perfect gift! That’s why we’re offering this fantastic Cyber Monday discount! You’ll find lots of great BillionGraves gear for all the genealogy…
December Holiday Challenge!
As 2013 is coming to a close we thought we’d end the year with one last fun promotion. Join in on the friendly holiday competition to contribute to the wonderful BillionGraves Project! How to Win: All you need to do to win a prize (see below)…
Paying It Forward
Lyle Clugg was so excited about BillionGraves when he first attended a class about it two years ago that he went out and bought a smartphone the next month. “The whole reason why I got a smartphone was because of what I heard at that…
New iOS Update
We’ve made a few improvements to the iOS app and wanted to let you know what we’ve changed. Here’s what you’ll be getting when you download the latest version of the app: Camera view is “what you see is what you get.” Because the aspect ratio…
“If You Want Miracles, Take Pictures for BillionGraves!”
Not very many people can say they visited a cemetery for their wedding anniversary, but Colette Hokanson can. In fact, last year’s anniversary was her first time taking pictures for BillionGraves; she and her husband downloaded it before dinner and then visited the their local…
BillionGraves Partners with MyHeritage
In an effort to provide better content and to make records found on headstones more readily available to genealogists around the world, we are happy to announce that we have partnered with MyHeritage! This partnership will expand the reach of BillionGraves records to more than…
Veterans Day Giveaway Winners
A big thank you to everyone who went out to military cemeteries throughout the country this last weekend and photographed veterans’ headstones. We had a very impressive amount of military images uploaded! We were so thrilled that so many of you took the time and…
Veterans’ Day Giveaway
Hey BillionGravers! Here in the US, it’s Veterans’ Day on Monday and what better way to honor our veterans than by documenting their headstones? We want to encourage all of you to head out to any military cemeteries near you and start documenting these headstones,…
New Updates to BillionGraves
Our developers have been hard at work making some updates to the website. Here are a few of the changes they’ve made and what they mean: Updates to the military transcription process: Our developers have added a few things to the military info on the…
A Month of Gratitude
As we reflect on what we are grateful for this holiday season, we realize we have a lot to be thankful for. BillionGraves has blossomed so much in this last year and we have accomplished so much! We are very dedicated to the goal of…
OctoberFest Winners!
Thanks to all who participated in our OctoberFest competition! We sure appreciate all you do! Below are the winners of this month’s giveaway. Please watch for an email in your inbox today requesting your name and address where you would like us to ship your prize….