Calling all Coloradans!
Want to be the first to participate in an exciting project at BillionGraves in Colorado? Here’s how: What: BillionGraves is excited to be working with the VA to document military headstones in our Country’s National Cemeteries. To jump-start this project we will be coming to…
New iOS App Version Available For Download
Here’s some more great news for you: the latest BillionGraves app version is available for download on the Apple store! This version (v. 3.3) contains numerous updates and enhancements for iOS 7 as well as some bug fixes. If you haven’t already, download the latest version…
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Link Images
If you’ve taken pictures before with the BillionGraves application only to realize that you forgot to link two images together, don’t worry! You can fix it! First of all make sure you are linking images that need to be linked together. If you aren’t sure…
Colorado Military Project THIS WEEK! Join us!
In case you haven’t heard already, we are photographing the entire Fort Logan Cemetery in Denver, Colorado THIS Friday and Saturday! Bring a phone, charger, jacket, water bottle, and don’t forget to RSVP to hgunn@billiongraves.com no later than Wednesday (October 14). We need as many people as possible and we will…
September Showdown Winners!
September showed us some great competition between our transcribers and our uploaders, but the transcribers stayed strong and pulled through with the win this time! Congratulations, transcribers! You will each receive a BillionGraves stressball and I’m sure you’ll need it after all the transcribing you’ve…
New 2.3 Android App!
Finally, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! We are delighted to announce the latest (and greatest) Android application is now available on the Google Play store! We have moved the app to a new home, so make sure you look for it in the…
BillionGraves OctoberFest!
It’s that time of year again when the leaves turn colors and the weather gets cooler here! Fall is in the air! It’s also the beginning of the month, so it’s time to introduce this month’s promotion! Since it is the spookiest month of the…
Tombstone Tuesday: Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, famous American writer and women’s rights advocate, is buried in what has been dubbed “Author’s Ridge” in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. She was born in November 29, 1832 and died early at the age of 53. Despite her family’s…
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…