Mobile Records Search is now FREE
From your Android or iPhone app, you can now access the Mobile Records Search for free. The Mobile Records Search feature enables you to search for headstones on the go. While you are at a cemetery taking photos, you can search for specific names to…
Linking Images
What if one of the headstones you come across has important information on the back? Or what if it’s an obelisk and has information on all four sides of the memorial? Remember, you can link images of the same headstone together while you are taking…
BillionGraves Plus
We’re unveiling new features on BillionGraves! All of the free features that you’ve come to enjoy are still free. Introducing: BillionGraves Plus account Records Watch Virtual Walkthrough Mobile Records Search Favorites Notification Packages Earn these new features for free! BillionGraves Plus By opening a…
A Word about Transcriptions
Many people are interested in completing transcriptions for the photos they upload—did you know you can do that? Here’s how: From your dashboard on BillionGraves.com, click on Images Uploaded to view all of the images you’ve taken and uploaded to the site.
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…
RootsTech 2012
RootsTech 2012 is this weekend! BillionGraves will be there—you are invited to attend our session at 1:45 on Saturday, February 4. You can also visit our booth throughout the conference. We’re holding a contest in honor of RootsTech. The contest encourages you to recruit your…
Android Compatibility
We’ve created BillionGraves with the intention that it would work on any Android device; however, not all devices support the BillionGraves app. Certain hardware and software combinations do not support the app, and some carriers cause certain phones to lose functionality as well. We’ve compiled…
New Features: Updated Dashboard and Request a Cemetery
We’ve updated the Dashboard to improve your experience on BillionGraves.com. Your profile is at the top of the page, and you can easily keep track of your progress, including the number of images you’ve submitted or transcribed. From the Dashboard, you can join or create…
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…