Cyber Attacks 101: Is Your Genealogy Safe?
Yesterday, our friends over at Ancestry.com say they were hit by what’s called a DDoS Attack, or a “Distributed Denial of Service” attack. It has temporarily shut down Ancestry.com and their affiliated mobile application, Find A Grave, which is frustrating for the company and users…
The Madness of March Madness
March has been an amazing month for BillionGraves all over the world, thanks to all of our contributors new and old! Not sure about you, but my NCAA bracket and dreams of winning 1 billion dollars from Warren Buffet are shot… but it’s not too…
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…
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…
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…
Veterans’ Day Giveaway
Hey BillionGravers! Here in the US, it’s Veterans’ Day on Monday and what better way to honor our veterans than by documenting their headstones? We want to encourage all of you to head out to any military cemeteries near you and start documenting these headstones,…
A Month of Gratitude
As we reflect on what we are grateful for this holiday season, we realize we have a lot to be thankful for. BillionGraves has blossomed so much in this last year and we have accomplished so much! We are very dedicated to the goal of…
Week 1: March BillionGraves Madness
Check out the top uploaders and transcribers at the end of the first full week of March BillionGraves Madness! Where do you stand? We’ve had a fantastic week with thousands of uploads and record-breaking transcriptions! Thank you for your contributions, the competition is tight! We…
Terrific Top Contributors for February
Here’s a shout-out to our top 5 uploaders and transcribers for the month of February: [one_half]Top Uploaders: elcolpitts (6483) Campbell2u (4927) Will (3922) B Wernex (2684) hunteryeary (2631) [/one_half] [one_half_last]Top Transcribers: CWiscount (15785) bonniecunliffe (9934) triskovach (7720) DdraigGoch (2975) B Wernex (2551)[/one_half_last] Congratulations! The BillionGraves…
Why BillionGraves Uses GPS-Encoded Photos
Many people have been asking us lately why they can’t submit photos taken with traditional cameras to the BillionGraves database. The BillionGraves database is unique in that it contains GPS information. By adding GPS data to each headstone image, cemetery and location data is attached…
Mother’s Day
With a day devoted to honoring mothers coming up here in the US, we thought we’d honor some here at BillionGraves. Our database of headstones is a great resource for your personal family history research, but did you know it also provides other interesting data…
