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Headstone Symbolism, part 1 20 Aug 2013 | 09:33 pm
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 payed close attent...
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Edit a Record 7 Aug 2013 | 12:26 am
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...
August Image Rush! 1 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm
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...
The Brick Wall Breakthrough 31 Jul 2013 | 12:27 am
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 g...
Tutorial Tuesday: How to Host a Cemetery Service Project 24 Jul 2013 | 01:28 am
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! Photographi...
The Power of a Picture: The Rest of the Story 18 Jul 2013 | 03:58 am
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 re...
The Power of a Picture 12 Jul 2013 | 11:31 pm
Connor Murphy (of Houston, Texas) didn’t know he was going to provide the missing link between a father and son when he organized over 30 volunteers to photograph the Calvary Hills Cemetery for his Ea...
Genealogy’s NOT Just for Grandmas 23 Jun 2013 | 12:54 am
Not only is this the name of a class Kristiana Silver taught, it’s also a message she wants to spread: Genealogy’s NOT just for Grandmas! Kristiana is a passionate genealogist and somehow she has been...
BillionGraves Partners with GenealogyBank 21 Jun 2013 | 07:10 am
BillionGraves is excited to announce our new partnership with GenealogyBank. This is a very unique partnership because you now have access to over a billion supporting records that will solve the myst...
Tombstone Tuesday: Johnny Ramone 18 Jun 2013 | 06:30 pm
Johnny Ramone (real name: John Cummings), the guitarist for The Ramones was born on October 8, 1948 in Queens, New York. He was a founding member of The Ramones which has been dubbed as one of the “mo...
