Teamwork in Action
This weekend, a few of us here at BillionGraves were able to participate in an Eagle Scout Project hosted at a local cemetery. The project was a huge success. Each volunteer had a great time providing service to their community. With everyone involved, the whole…
Getting Started with BillionGraves
[en] The Challenge BillionGraves has a goal to record one billion headstones across the world. Recording headstones with their specific GPS location will allow people researching their family history to access headstone information from anywhere in the world. Using your GPS enabled smartphone, you can…
BillionGraves Update 2.0.2
[CORRECTION] BillionGraves 2.0.2 is available for iOS devices. Be sure to update your BillionGraves app so you have the latest, greatest version—we’ve fixed a few minor bugs helping BillionGraves run even more smoothly. Head to Apple’s AppStore and download the update today. Specific Updates: [list…
Tip: Capacitive Gloves
We found another tip to help you continue to collect images this winter: capacitive gloves. These gloves have conductive fingertips to allow you to use your tablet or smartphone while wearing them! Grab a pair and head out to your nearest cemetery and keep working…
Image Review Process
We love and appreciate all the hard work and time you put in to gathering headstone images. Your work is helping family history enthusiasts everywhere. Because we want to make sure all of the images on BillionGraves are useable, we have always had a system…
Free Access to Records
To celebrate the holidays, we at BillionGraves are providing anyone who registers for a BillionGraves account during December and January free access to records within the iPhone or Android app. This promotion will continue through the end of January, so if you don’t have an…
Training Materials for BillionGraves
We want everyone to participate in the BillionGraves project, so we’ve created some basic tutorials and training materials for you. The materials can be read online or printed for your convenience. Take our quick reference guide with you to the cemetery to help you on…
New Transcription Features
We are always looking for ways to improve your experience with BillionGraves, and today we have added two new features to transcribing: You can now transcribe sets of linked images together. You will know if you have a set of images to transcribe if below…
Working Around the Changing Seasons
The seasons are changing on us, and with new seasons comes new obstacles for recording headstones. Follow these tips as you continue taking photos during fall and winter. Leaves The leaves are falling, and they are making it hard to photograph headstones. Clearing off headstones…
BillionGraves Update 2.0.1
Version 2.0.1 is now available. While this update fixes minor issues, updating your app helps ensure everything is running smoothly. Don’t forget to update your BillionGraves app. Details for a Few Fixes: [list type=”check”] The Account View and Add Cemetery View display bug is fixed….
Organizing Teams for the BillionGraves iPad Giveaway
Are you trying to find motivation for where to donate youriPad 2? There are plenty of opportunities in your own community. We’ll give you an example. I recently spoke with a fourth grade teacher in my area. Her class has two autistic children in it….
The Importance of Staying Current
For those who are following the continuing steam of helpful updates, BillionGraves has recently released a version 2.0.1 of the BillionGraves app for Android and for Apple. While no solution is perfect, each step gets us closer. We try to not make it huge burden…
