Understanding Cemetery Symbols, Part II
My friend planned to propose marriage to his girlfriend with a diamond ring and a dozen pink roses. He hid the flowers in the backseat of his car while they attended a football game. After the game, he whipped out the bouquet as he proclaimed,…
Understanding Cemetery Symbols, Part I
Learning to Read a Cemetery: Understanding cemetery symbols can give you clues to your ancestor’s lives! And it will make your trips to the cemetery amazing! Do you remember when you learned to read? As a child, it was fun to look at pictures in…
5 Fun Fall Family Reunion Activities!
Did you have a family reunion over the summer? Or is it still on your “to do” list? Perhaps you had a family reunion and it was so much fun you are ready to do it again! As the color comes into the leaves and…
BillionGraves Super Users
BillionGraves has come a LONG way over the last three years to become the world’s largest GPS gravestone database! With 10 million GPS headstones records, millions of supporting burial records, 120,000 users from nearly every country in the world; BillionGraves is and will continue to be the fastest…
BillionGraves Golden Egg Week 1
BillionGraves Golden Egg Contest has officially begun! Week #1 To get things started off right, the clue to this week’s Golden Egg is going to be an easy one. If you have been following us on Facebook, [hint hint… go “like” us! 😉 ] you’ll…
Headstone Symbolism, Part 2
The holidays are always a time full of symbolism, both religious and secular, so I thought it would be a great time to publish Part 2 of our Headstone Symbolism series. I love discovering and thinking about deeper meanings behind symbols in our lives, I…
