Headstone Symbolism, part 1
Have you ever stopped to take a look at what you find on headstones besides names and dates? Cemeteries are filled with symbolism that you may not even realize at first glance. As I paid close attention to the symbols on the headstones around me…
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Edit a Record
We are often contacted by people who have found errors on individual records on our site and are asked how they can be edited. This is actually a very simple process once you know where to go. Keep in mind, all of our records are…
August Image Rush!
The summer months are coming to a close here at BillionGraves and that means it’s time for one last summer competition! Let the image rush begin! The Goal: The goal this month is to get as many images as possible while the weather’s still good…
The Brick Wall Breakthrough
Norma Storrs Keating—a professional genealogist for over 20 years—was stumped. She was working on a project for a client named Emmett (name has been changed), but could find no trace of his maternal grandmother. Emmett has been estranged from his mother for a few years,…
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Host a Cemetery Service Project
Are you looking for a great service project for your genealogical society, church or youth group, or for your Eagle Scout Project? Photograph and document your local cemetery! We can help! Photographing images of headstones in your local cemetery with BillionGraves helps people around…
The Power of a Picture: The Rest of the Story
For those of you who saw our post last week called “The Power of a Picture,” you will be happy to know there was a happy ending to this story. After reading the story, a few of our readers did some research. One of…
