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  1. BillionGraves is a website and app that lets you discover your ancestors and their graves. You can also help by taking and transcribing photos of headstones from cemeteries around the world.

    • Deteriorating Gravestones
    • Getting Started
    • Find A Cemetery to Photograph
    • BillionGraves and Crowdsourcing
    • BillionGraves, A Certified FamilySearch Partner
    • The Goal of BillionGraves

    Across the world, gravestones are deteriorating and erosion is erasing the precious details of our ancestor’s lives. With BillionGraves, even if a loved one’s gravestone is damaged or worn by time, the invaluable information recorded at their final resting place will still be available. How can you help? Grab your smartphone, download the free Bill...

    1. Download the BillionGraves app to smartphone. 2. Create a free account on the app or online. 3. In the app click on "take pictures" to begin taking photos in your local cemetery. 4. When finished, connect to Wi-Fi and upload cemetery photos. 5. Repeat! :)

    1. In the app, click on "find cemeteries". 2. Select a cemetery nearby. Tap the arrow for driving directions and additional cemetery info. 3. Click on "map" to see a map of the cemetery and pins of photos already taken. 4. If no pins are present on the map, photograph the entire cemetery. 5. If pins are present, locate a section of the cemetery wit...

    Crowdsourcing means that anyone can help! Here are three ways you can participate in BillionGraves: 1. You can take photos at a cemetery. 2. You can take photos at a cemetery and then transcribe the information from your own images. 3. You can transcribe the information from images someone else has taken. All you have to do is go to BillionGraves.c...

    BillionGraves is a certified partner of FamilySearch with read-and-write integrations into the FamilySearch Family Tree. Records and modifications made on the BillionGraves website are reflected on FamilySearch. BillionGraves has been featured on the FamilySearch blog: 1. BillionGraves 2. Preserving the Memories of A Billion Graves 3. Learn More ab...

    We are working to provide an expansive family history database for records and images from the world’s cemeteries—but it’s not something we can do alone. We need you to help us by collecting images from cemeteries around the world. Help us make family history research more accessible to everyone. Download the BillionGraves iOS/Android app and head ...

  2. Find photos and data of gravestones from cemeteries around the world with the BillionGraves app. Search by name, date, location, and more to discover your ancestors and family history.

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