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…
Spotlight Saturday: Charlene Boyd
BillionGraves is going behind the scenes to give you a sneak peak of the people who volunteer their time and effort for the BillionGraves project. BillionGraves is a community of truly amazing people and we want to help you get to know each other through…
Free Shipping on the BillionGraves Store
Happy Friday the 13th everyone! We’re wishing lots of GOOD luck your way! And speaking of good luck, if you are still looking for that perfect present for a friend or relative, you’re in luck today! We’re offering free shipping to you for the rest of the month…
Cemetery Boundaries
If you’ve ever taken pictures in a cemetery that is within a few blocks of a neighboring cemetery, you might have found that sometimes the images will end up in the wrong cemetery. This is especially common if you’re taking pictures along the edge of…
BillionGraves Announces New Partnership With Tributes.com
BillionGraves is thrilled to announce our new partnership with Tributes.com! Tributes.com is the leading online source for local and national obituary news as well as a resource for families to pay tribute and find support in the loss of their loved ones. We are pleased…
Tributes.com and BillionGraves Announce New Partnership
Tributes Enriches its Extensive Obituary Database with Headstone Records from BillionGraves Tributes.com, the online source for local and national obituary news, announced today that they have formed a partnership with BillionGraves, a worldwide headstone database company, incorporating BillionGraves’ nearly 6 million headstone records into the…
6 Million Marvelous Records!
The BillionGraves team is proud to announce that we have reached 6,000,000 records! We are so thrilled about the wonderful progress being made and are excited for the next million records! We couldn’t have done it without the wonderful contributors who are visiting and photographing…
“You Never Know Who You’ll Find”
Paul Smith (also known as “Graving Guy” at his local historical society) has found a LOT of interesting things in cemeteries. Most of them he wasn’t even looking for in the first place. “For me, that’s the big advantage of doing the photographing. I mean,…
Cyber Monday Special
It’s that time of year again when you search for the perfect gifts for family and friends. BillionGraves wants to help you find the perfect gift! That’s why we’re offering this fantastic Cyber Monday discount! You’ll find lots of great BillionGraves gear for all the genealogy…
December Holiday Challenge!
As 2013 is coming to a close we thought we’d end the year with one last fun promotion. Join in on the friendly holiday competition to contribute to the wonderful BillionGraves Project! How to Win: All you need to do to win a prize (see below)…
Paying It Forward
Lyle Clugg was so excited about BillionGraves when he first attended a class about it two years ago that he went out and bought a smartphone the next month. “The whole reason why I got a smartphone was because of what I heard at that…
New iOS Update
We’ve made a few improvements to the iOS app and wanted to let you know what we’ve changed. Here’s what you’ll be getting when you download the latest version of the app: Camera view is “what you see is what you get.” Because the aspect ratio…