Why EVERY grave has a GPS location on BillionGraves
Why is having GPS on every headstone in BillionGraves SO important?! This is question we get a lot. It’s time to set the record straight and show you the SECRET to finding more family with GPS! Why GPS Matters Every headstone on BillionGraves has the…
Introducing BillionGraves Inbox
We are happy to release a new internal messaging system on BillionGraves. This new feature will allow you, the user, to control how often you receive communications from BillionGraves and other users. You can choose to receive a summary email, instead of a single email…
Over 1 Million More in May – 2017 Results
Over 1 Million More in May! The final results are in and the numbers speak for themselves! 500,998 photos were taken, 577,712 records were transcribed (with an additional 534,000 images waiting to be transcribed)! In total volunteers made over 1,078,710 contributions during the month of May!…
Million More in May Madness 2017
Million More in May Madness 2017 May is just around the corner, BillionGravers! That’s right. It’s almost May and you know what that means! We are coming up on our most exciting month of the year. It’s warmer outside, the trees are greener, the flowers are beginning to…
Introducing BillionGraves’ Veteran Finder
BillionGraves is proud to announce the addition of the Veteran Finder tool on BillionGraves! This unique feature utilizes the power of GPS to locate Veterans in cemeteries all over the world! With the BillionGraves Veteran Finder tool, you can now find any Veteran of any…
Local cemetery going online
In today’s world, technology is growing at a rapid pace. It is now routinely found in areas that heretofore had not even been imagined by our parents, let alone our grandparents. One such area where you may not have considered how technology could be…
Key to Finding Pioneer Family
In the heart of the genealogy world, Salt Lake City, Utah, we observe a State Holiday on the 24th of July called “Pioneer Day”. Not only is this an excuse to enjoy a parade, fire up the BBQ, and light off more fireworks; in Utah we…
Using GPS to Find More Family
Why is having GPS on every headstone in BillionGraves SO important?! This is another question we get a lot. It’s time to set the record straight and show you the SECRET to finding more family with GPS! Why GPS Matters. Every headstone on BillionGraves has…
Million More in May Madness 2016
Million More in May Madness 2016 Happy May 1st, BillionGravers! That’s right. It’s already May and you know what that means! We’ve made it to our most exciting month of the year. It’s warm outside, the trees are green, the flowers have bloomed, and it’s…
2016 March BillionGraves Madness Bracket Winners
A big thank you to all the transcribers and photographers who participated this month in the March BillionGraves Madness Contest! The warmer weather and beautiful sunshine were a perfect combination to be outside taking photos. This March we are able to collect and preserve 322,154 photos…
BillionGraves 2016 March Madness
It’s March again–and basketball fury’s in the air. The NCAA’s March Madness tournament is just around the corner! U.S. College basketball might not be for you, so we are bringing back our own BillionGraves bracket competition! It’s the annual “March 2016 BillionGraves Madness”! PRIZES: Top Prize: $50 Amazon Gift Card…
How to Find, Fix, and Edit BillionGraves Records
Training and Help Video Series Ten’s of thousands of records are created each day on the BillionGraves website. Occasionally mistakes are made during the transcription process that creates incomplete, inaccurate, or false records. This is VERY unfortunate as this makes the photo unsearchable to genealogists…
