Win the Pin Design Contest
Calling all artists! BillionGraves is hosting a brand new competition and we need all you artistically-minded people to submit your work! Next year, we will be holding monthly challenges where picture-takers and transcribers will both get to participate. Each month we will introduce a new…
September Showdown: Week 3!
It’s been a busy month here at BillionGraves with over a quarter of a million images transcribed and almost that many images uploaded too! Our picture-takers and transcribers are keeping those numbers up high, although the transcribers have still maintained a pretty good lead! There’s…
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Add and Edit a Cemetery
If you’ve ever searched BillionGraves for your local cemetery and found that it isn’t in our database or the information is incorrect, here’s how you can change that! How to add a cemetery to BillionGraves from the website: 1. Make sure someone has not already…
How to Become a BillionGraves Android Beta-tester
Want to help us out and test the latest Android Application? Here’s how: 1. Join the Google+ Community by opening the following Google+ Community link in your browser: https://plus.google.com/communities/111516486996995000940. 2. If you aren’t signed into your Google+ Account, you will need to sign in. If you…
5 Million Mark!
That’s right, BillionGraves hit the 5 MILLION records mark this weekend! And that’s not even counting the 298,000+ images still waiting in the queue! This is another huge milestone for BillionGraves and we can’t thank you enough! This is no doubt due to all your hard…
Week 1: September Showdown!
Alright everyone, it’s been a full week and here’s the score: That’s right. Our transcribers have quite a large lead on our uploaders! BUT the good news is that the weekend is here! So let’s get out there, Team Photography, and narrow that gap! Don’t…
September Showdown!
Are YOU ready for the BillionGraves September Showdown? This month, our wonderful photographers and transcribers will be dueling it out! We are going to see which group will take more pictures or transcribe more records respectively. You get to decide which team to help; so…
August Image Rush WINNERS!
Congratulations to the winners of our August Image Rush! Top 3 Uploaders and winners of a BillionGraves fannypack: 1. OurFamilyBefore (20,648 images) + Amazon gift card winner! 2.Carolyn (18,947 images) 3. pmoreno65 (17,420 images) Top 12 Uploaders and winners of a BillionGraves backpack: 4. HickoryFlat (13,066 images) 5….
Tombstone Tuesday: Ralph Waldo Emerson
This large rock is a very fitting marker for the grave of Ralph Waldo Emerson—beloved American writer and poet. It not only does stands out as a uniquely large headstone, but also pays tribute to a man who was deeply connected to and thoughtful about…
Headstone Symbolism, part 1
Have you ever stopped to take a look at what you find on headstones besides names and dates? Cemeteries are filled with symbolism that you may not even realize at first glance. As I paid close attention to the symbols on the headstones around me…
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Edit a Record
We are often contacted by people who have found errors on individual records on our site and are asked how they can be edited. This is actually a very simple process once you know where to go. Keep in mind, all of our records are…
August Image Rush!
The summer months are coming to a close here at BillionGraves and that means it’s time for one last summer competition! Let the image rush begin! The Goal: The goal this month is to get as many images as possible while the weather’s still good…