Free Access to Records
To celebrate the holidays, we at BillionGraves are providing anyone who registers for a BillionGraves account during December and January free access to records within the iPhone or Android app. This promotion will continue through the end of January, so if you don’t have an…
Training Materials for BillionGraves
We want everyone to participate in the BillionGraves project, so we’ve created some basic tutorials and training materials for you. The materials can be read online or printed for your convenience. Take our quick reference guide with you to the cemetery to help you on…
New Transcription Features
We are always looking for ways to improve your experience with BillionGraves, and today we have added two new features to transcribing: You can now transcribe sets of linked images together. You will know if you have a set of images to transcribe if below…
Working Around the Changing Seasons
The seasons are changing on us, and with new seasons comes new obstacles for recording headstones. Follow these tips as you continue taking photos during fall and winter. Leaves The leaves are falling, and they are making it hard to photograph headstones. Clearing off headstones…
BillionGraves Update 2.0.1
Version 2.0.1 is now available. While this update fixes minor issues, updating your app helps ensure everything is running smoothly. Don’t forget to update your BillionGraves app. Details for a Few Fixes: [list type=”check”] The Account View and Add Cemetery View display bug is fixed….
Organizing Teams for the BillionGraves iPad Giveaway
Are you trying to find motivation for where to donate youriPad 2? There are plenty of opportunities in your own community. We’ll give you an example. I recently spoke with a fourth grade teacher in my area. Her class has two autistic children in it….
The Importance of Staying Current
For those who are following the continuing steam of helpful updates, BillionGraves has recently released a version 2.0.1 of the BillionGraves app for Android and for Apple. While no solution is perfect, each step gets us closer. We try to not make it huge burden…
BillionGraves Team iPad Giveaway
BillionGraves wants to donate brand new iPads to the schools or charities of your choice. Hopefully lots of them! We are pleased to announce our first ever Team iPad Giveaway competition. This new contest will run from November 1st until the last day of 2011….
BillionGraves Team Achievements
All– Many of you have seen the event that we launched on Veterans Day in the US: Team iPad Giveaway In the effort to continue building a bevy of image-takers that can keep our powerful volunteer transcription team busy–we have launched the following event: BillionGraves…
BillionGraves 2.0 for iOS and Android
BillionGraves 2.0 is now available for iOS and Android. This new release comes with many new features and fixes: Simple New Design An all new simplified design makes it much easier to use. The new layout looks great in both portrait and landscape views, and…
Veterans Day USA 11/11/2011
On Friday, November 11th, the United States will observe Veterans Day to honor and thank all military personnel who have served in all wars. There will be special parades, church services, and American flags will be displayed and hung at half mast. At 11 AM…
What a response!
As many of you may recall–we posted some encouragement in the form of an email plea for more images. The response on that very day–was overwhelming. We experienced the largest single day of uploads ever recorded. 20% more uploads than our previous biggest day ever…