Connecting BG records to FamilySearch just got easier!
Let’s admit it. We all like new stuff. The only thing better than new stuff is new FREE stuff! Well, we are here to make your week a little better by introducing our new transcription page and enhanced record connector to FamilySearch! For the past…
A State of Growth – 9 Million Records | 109,000 Users!
The BillionGraves team is proud to announce that we have reached 9,000,000 million records, and 109,394 users! This is a big milestone in growth of BillionGraves! Thanks to all the contributors around the world! For those of you who prefer to see stats in a pretty little picture,…
New Android App 2.3(41) Released!
We are delighted to announce the latest (and greatest) Android application is now available on the Google Play store! 2.3 Version 41 Thanks to our users for their feedback and testing of the new Android version. With your help we’ve been able to make…
Cyber Attacks 101: Is Your Genealogy Safe?
Yesterday, our friends over at Ancestry.com say they were hit by what’s called a DDoS Attack, or a “Distributed Denial of Service” attack. It has temporarily shut down Ancestry.com and their affiliated mobile application, Find A Grave, which is frustrating for the company and users…
June 50,000 Challenge!
Fellow BillionGravers, Wow! What an amazing month of May, with 1,657,164 total contributions made. That’s insane! We are extremely grateful for all of you that helped reach this amazing milestone. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out our month-end wrap-up of our great success in May -> HERE With…
1.6 Million More in May – 2014 Results!
More like 1.6 Million More in May! The final results are in and the numbers speak for themselves! 938,743 photos were taken, 718,421 records were transcribed(with an additional 446,000 images waiting to be transcribed)! With over 18,000 new BillionGraves users! In total volunteers made over…
Only 2 Days Left in Million More in May
Million More in May – Only 2 Days Left We are down to the last two days for the Million More in May and Mini iPad promo! Already we have had more than 851,547 pictures uploaded and 680,643 records transcribed! INCREDIBLE! Thank you to all who have participated…
Million More in May – Final Week
Million More in May – Final Week We are down to the final week for the Million More in May and Mini iPad promo! Already we have had more than 790,174 pictures uploaded and 630,122 records transcribed! INCREDIBLE! Thank you to all who have participated this…
Memorial Day – A Time to Remember
Happy Memorial Day from BillionGraves! Memorial Day is a day for all of us to reflect on the Veterans who sacrificed their lives to give us our freedom, and gave us a day and a place to honor their memory. At BillionGraves I have had…
Million More in May Update 2014 Week 3
WOW, BG’ers! Another record breaking weekend at BillionGraves! Over the weekend there were: 139,467 images uploaded & 78,145 records transcribed Thanks to all of our users around the world who have contributed so far this month! We are closer than ever to our 1 million image goal, and…
Million More in May Update 2014
Hey, BG’ers! You’re on fire! So far, we have a handful of photographers in the running for an iPad Mini. As of today, we have two people with over 25,000 images and a third that is ALMOST halfway. Who said this was impossible? Scoreboard! Check…
A State of Growth – 8 Million Records | 100,000 Users!
The BillionGraves team is proud to announce that we have reached 100,000 registered users and 8,000,000 million records! This is a big milestone in growth of BillionGraves! Thanks to all the contributors around the world! We are reaching each Million Mark faster and faster each time…