How to Find a Gravestone at the Cemetery
Have you ever tried to find a gravestone in a large cemetery? One with tens of thousands of gravestones? If so, you know how time-consuming, and even frustrating, it can be. Unless you use the BillionGraves app! Then it’s easy! Do a search with the…
Stuck at Home? Transcribe BillionGraves Records!
Has coronavirus got you stuck at home? Then transcribe BillionGraves records! In many places around the world, we have been advised to self-quarantine to keep the transmission of COVID-19 to a minimum. You could spend your home-bound days watching endless TV, creating excessive social media…
12 Ways to Volunteer During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Looking for ways to volunteer during the coronavirus pandemic? We can help! We already know what you are NOT doing this week . . . eating out at restaurants, shopping at non-essential stores, and touching your face. Right?! But what ARE you doing? Is it…
Volunteer from Home with 2nd Pass Transcriptions!
Are you quarantined at home and tired of staring at the same four walls? Would you like a meaningful way to pass your hours? Well, here you go! Da-da-da-dum!!! LOTS more BillionGraves records have just become available for transcription thanks to the new 2nd pass…
Gravestone Cleaning Tips from BillionGraves
Gravestone cleaning can turn back the wheels of time to make your ancestor’s final resting place nearly as beautiful as the day their family members gathered there to wish them farewell. Time has been hard on gravestones that were originally considered nearly permanent. Weathering, erosion,…
20 Homeschool Genealogy Ideas
With the coronavirus closures in schools across the world, many moms and dads have become instant homeschool teachers to their own children. So here are 20 homeschool genealogy ideas to the rescue! When you are homeschooling, there’s math, science, history, reading, spelling, writing, art, music,…