“If You Want Miracles, Take Pictures for BillionGraves!”
Not very many people can say they visited a cemetery for their wedding anniversary, but Colette Hokanson can. In fact, last year’s anniversary was her first time taking pictures for BillionGraves; she and her husband downloaded it before dinner and then visited the their local…
The Brick Wall Breakthrough
Norma Storrs Keating—a professional genealogist for over 20 years—was stumped. She was working on a project for a client named Emmett (name has been changed), but could find no trace of his maternal grandmother. Emmett has been estranged from his mother for a few years,…
The Power of a Picture: The Rest of the Story
For those of you who saw our post last week called “The Power of a Picture,” you will be happy to know there was a happy ending to this story. After reading the story, a few of our readers did some research. One of…
The Power of a Picture
Connor Murphy (of Houston, Texas) didn’t know he was going to provide the missing link between a father and son when he organized over 30 volunteers to photograph the Calvary Hills Cemetery for his Eagle Scout project. His main goal was to “get all the…
Genealogy’s NOT Just for Grandmas
Not only is this the name of a class Kristiana Silver taught, it’s also a message she wants to spread: Genealogy’s NOT just for Grandmas! Kristiana is a passionate genealogist (that I met at RootsTech) and somehow she has been able to help her four…
I Found My Uncle!
Have you ever wondered if your contributions to BillionGraves are really making a difference? Well, they certainly do. Here’s just one of the many stories of the people who are benefitting from YOUR contributions: Diane, a resident of Ontario, Canada, was on a quest to…
