BillionGraves Announces NEW “Supporting Record” Features
After months of work in response to hundreds of user requests, BillionGraves has added several new features designed to validate and enhance the headstone records found on BillionGraves. Introducing BillionGraves “Supporting Records” The Supporting Record feature now allows users to upload evidence-based documents that support…
February ‘Win the Pin’ Contest
We had an amazing start of the year creating more than 350,000 records from all over the world, especially Australia who is competing aggressively as our number 1 country for uploads! As the seasons change, we are excited to see what tremendous growth we will…
January ‘Win the Pin’ Winners!
A big thank you to all the transcribers and photographers who participated this month in the January ‘Win the Pin’ contest. The cold weather and deep snow didn’t stop our dedicated volunteers from making this month the best January since we started two years ago….
FamilySearch Invites Volunteers “Hasten the Work”
FamilySearch has teamed up with BillionGraves to “hasten the work” by organizing groups to taking photos of headstones around the world. Together this will increase the collection of headstones in an astounding rate. Thanks FamilySearch, for continuing to help us reach our goal of 1…
Tombstone Tuesday: Laura Ingalls Wilder
If you’ve ever read Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, or seen the award-winning TV series Little House on the Prairie, you have been influenced by Laura Ingalls Wilder’s work. These stories are based on Laura’s own childhood experiences living in…
Who Do You Think You Are…
Guest Blog Post By Brandon Jensen Throughout life one cannot help to think of the great legacy their ancestors have left before them. The amazing ancestral mysteries of who, where, and why my life is. Life can bring complicated and yet challenging adventures with landsides…
