1940 Census
The 1940 Census is out! Not only can you view the records for free (unlike previous census images), but you can download your research right from the site. An index for the 1940 census does not yet exist, but FamilySearch is providing a way for…
Don’t Forget Your Local Cemeteries
BillionGraves is all about making family history research accessible. The driving force behind it is the idea that a volunteer force records headstones around the world and compiles the transcribed data in one place on BillionGraves.com. The database is free to search on the web,…
BillionGraves in the News
Lynn Cassity from The Family Chronicle Magazine has highlighted BillionGraves in the March/April edition of the publication. You can purchase a copy or subscribe to the magazine here: http://www.familychronicle.com/current3.htm On her genealogy blog, Red de Antepasados reviewed BillionGraves and interviewed our own Rob Moncur. BillionGraves…
New Features: Messaging and Updated Records View
We’ve added some new features to the BillionGraves website, and we are excited for you to try them out. The first is the ability to message other BillionGraves users. Go to a specific cemetery page, and below the map, click the tab labeled “Contributors.” You…
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…
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…
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….
BillionGraves Team iPad Giveaway
BillionGraves wants to donate brand new iPads to the schools or charities of your choice. Hopefully lots of them! We are pleased to announce our first ever Team iPad Giveaway competition. This new contest will run from November 1st until the last day of 2011….
Veterans Day USA 11/11/2011
On Friday, November 11th, the United States will observe Veterans Day to honor and thank all military personnel who have served in all wars. There will be special parades, church services, and American flags will be displayed and hung at half mast. At 11 AM…
What a response!
As many of you may recall–we posted some encouragement in the form of an email plea for more images. The response on that very day–was overwhelming. We experienced the largest single day of uploads ever recorded. 20% more uploads than our previous biggest day ever…
September T-shirt Winners
Today’s the last day to upload photos for a September t-shirt. Here are this month’s winners: Ddwertman lmwillett Sophie mlmckenzie smflatness Gayle sadie63 Jeremyeguzman waynedaz Simini WizardAlex J_and_K marnweeks lisabug If you’ve crossed the 1,000 threshold (for either GPS-tagged photos or transcriptions) and you have…
Growing Grave Records
The BillionGraves database of headstone photos and transcribed records just keeps growing, thanks to all of you. Starting this week, I’m going to post a list of all the countries you’ve been uploading from, along with lists of the states, provinces, and other sections within…