Million More in May: It’s Transcribing Time!
We’re halfway through the month! Right now, we have over 100,000 images that need to be transcribed. Because many headstones have multiple individuals’ records on them, those 100,000 images could translate to 150,000 or 200,000 new records for our database. Transcribing these records will bring us…
Group Effort
Our records continue to grow, and we couldn’t be more appreciative of our volunteers! We hope you’re having a great month capturing and transcribing images. Have you gone out to the cemetery with a group yet? As you know, we highly recommend it. Not only…
Million More in May: Earn MORE Free Stuff!
The number of records flowing into the database this month has been monumental! We are so appreciative of the efforts our volunteers are putting in. Participation this month has grown dramatically—in registrations, image uploads, and transcriptions. Your efforts have provided a giant boost to the…
Million More in May: Picture-taking Tips
Here we are in week two, Our records, we have quite a few. There’s still more to go— but that much, you know!— So let’s add some more to the queue! Remember, to reach our goal of 1,000,000 new records this month, we just need two…
BillionGraves 2.1: iOS Update
We’re excited about this update for iOS devices. Go get the update today from the iTunes App Store. Some of the features and fixes included in this update are listed below. Use Indoors: Now you can use BillionGraves while you’re inside or under covered areas….
Million More in May: Day 1
Million More in May kicks off today! We have 31 days left to add one million new records to the BillionGraves database. We’ve been encouraged in our efforts by a post from Shelley Crawford on her blog, Twigs of Yore. She’s let us share her…
