Join the project to connect, rescue, and raise awareness through a world record!
Help us connect with our communities and our heritage and rescue vital records from 1
million headstones. For example, over 200,000 headstones just in Iowa pre-date vital records law and may
be the only evidence that those individuals ever existed. That number is likely even higher in many
parts of the world participating in this project. You can join thousands of volunteers across a variety
of faiths and cultures, organize community events, and even discover that in addition to rescuing
headstone data you are rescuing connections to the deceased in your own communities that you never knew
you had!
Together, we will raise awareness and community engagement by setting a world record!
Goal #1
Document 1 Million Gravestones with Photos and Transcriptions
Take photos of 1 million gravestones and transcribe 1 million gravestone records before
September 30, 2023! You can get started
now!
Register by filling out the form on this
page.
Then download the free mobile app to any iOS or Android device.
Headstone Photos Taken
763,059 / 1,000,000
Records Transcribed
1,000,000 / 1,000,000
done
Records Transcribed Stretch Goal
1,441,801 / 2,000,000
Countdown to September 30, 2023
Goal #2
10,000 participants upload at least 1 photo
Ready to set a world record? Ready to invite friends to join in the fun? 10,000 participants are
needed to set a world record for the most participants to upload gravestones images in 24 hours!
On Sunday, June 25th, 2023, we will have exactly 24 hours for each person to upload at
least
one
new photo of a gravestone that has been taken with the BillionGraves app.
Participants that have Joined the Project
2,845 / 10,000
Photos Uploaded on June 25th, 2023
0 / 10,000
Countdown to June 25th, 2023
Top Contributors
Top photographers and transcribers for the Rescuing our Roots project
Photographers
1
MuscleToneTrio
33580 images uploaded
2
David
31196 images uploaded
3
LFloyd
28466 images uploaded
4
Jakub Malinovský
28042 images uploaded
5
Cathy
25859 images uploaded
6
Dave P
24204 images uploaded
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Neal
22610 images uploaded
8
Seahawk #12
22545 images uploaded
9
UnaT730
20548 images uploaded
10
Joe Smith
20022 images uploaded
11
Lynn Kitchen
18889 images uploaded
12
BeverlyGill
16444 images uploaded
13
kenpojosh
15653 images uploaded
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Karen
14419 images uploaded
15
cartaar
13522 images uploaded
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Kevin
11973 images uploaded
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irishman
11494 images uploaded
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Dennis
10845 images uploaded
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RecordBreaker
8231 images uploaded
20
Laura
8003 images uploaded
21
DRLarsen
7559 images uploaded
22
Akirnak
7382 images uploaded
23
Elaine Newbold ROC
7366 images uploaded
24
LeslieKitchen
7322 images uploaded
25
fchl22
7116 images uploaded
26
Timothy Tai-Ho
6066 images uploaded
27
Petr
5391 images uploaded
28
mccarty_family
5338 images uploaded
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kirkandjan
5107 images uploaded
31
harry.cunningham3
5007 images uploaded
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zdendamr
4951 images uploaded
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Lisa Kincaid
4605 images uploaded
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Rod Kurth
3971 images uploaded
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Tomasz S
3904 images uploaded
36
Ward Howell
3892 images uploaded
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cynbri6
3842 images uploaded
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dabastin
3686 images uploaded
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AYoung
3674 images uploaded
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Michelle
3512 images uploaded
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Anchie
3496 images uploaded
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Brian Cullison
3410 images uploaded
44
Vickie Miles
3224 images uploaded
45
Alan Tomlinson
3208 images uploaded
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Kym Elizabeth
3205 images uploaded
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Ccornwall
2916 images uploaded
48
Mark D Bennett
2739 images uploaded
49
coleclanb
2699 images uploaded
50
sherry.jones51
2554 images uploaded
Transcribers
1
k_lassman
93445 records transcribed
2
Anna Barbara
39744 records transcribed
3
ljayne123
34043 records transcribed
4
Frostyfan33
32827 records transcribed
5
kors
31649 records transcribed
6
UnaT730
31006 records transcribed
7
Dennis
27062 records transcribed
8
imakeyper
26375 records transcribed
9
GloriaC
24134 records transcribed
10
heartsleaf
22383 records transcribed
11
baldeagle137
21467 records transcribed
12
Lucinda Johnson
19566 records transcribed
13
fchl22
17474 records transcribed
14
SMulderig
17278 records transcribed
15
irishman
17013 records transcribed
16
Anna
16465 records transcribed
17
hb
15732 records transcribed
18
Alan
15662 records transcribed
19
EdFisher
15009 records transcribed
20
Christine
14939 records transcribed
21
Joe Smith
14495 records transcribed
22
Hetheranny
14402 records transcribed
23
RecordBreaker
13869 records transcribed
24
JoMore
13025 records transcribed
25
LFloyd
12221 records transcribed
26
MsCarolB
12142 records transcribed
27
Anita Costales
11503 records transcribed
28
Anchie
11356 records transcribed
29
Terri P
11017 records transcribed
30
randy schroeder
10649 records transcribed
31
junedraper
10378 records transcribed
32
lanettebates
10372 records transcribed
33
sfemet
10256 records transcribed
34
J_Hitchcock
10234 records transcribed
35
zdendamr
9609 records transcribed
36
Jack Z. Sr.
9501 records transcribed
37
Daniel Frato
9275 records transcribed
38
BeeFreckles
9231 records transcribed
39
MuscleToneTrio
8978 records transcribed
40
Allen Jones
8755 records transcribed
41
BeverlyGill
8687 records transcribed
42
Akirnak
8286 records transcribed
43
Barbara Peterson
8009 records transcribed
44
Karen
7966 records transcribed
45
Nephele Samuelson
7527 records transcribed
46
J.R. Hughlett
7488 records transcribed
47
Itsela
7413 records transcribed
48
Vickie Miles
7186 records transcribed
49
melohnt
6884 records transcribed
50
Ashleycham
6771 records transcribed
Top Counties
1
Lycoming, Pennsylvania
31077 images uploaded
2
Montgomery, Missouri
28944 images uploaded
3
Black Hawk, Iowa
27234 images uploaded
4
Kern, California
24287 images uploaded
5
Johnston, North Carolina
22356 images uploaded
6
Southwestern Ontario, Ontario
19698 images uploaded
7
King, Washington
19115 images uploaded
8
Scott, Missouri
18023 images uploaded
9
Clinton, Missouri
17781 images uploaded
10
Randolph, Missouri
16785 images uploaded
11
, Qeqqata
13819 images uploaded
12
Delaware, Iowa
12918 images uploaded
13
Ottawa, Michigan
12063 images uploaded
14
Hlavní město Praha, Prague
11934 images uploaded
15
Warren, Missouri
11637 images uploaded
16
Cuyahoga, Ohio
11597 images uploaded
17
McLean, Illinois
10012 images uploaded
18
Hamilton, Iowa
9985 images uploaded
19
Jackson, Illinois
9623 images uploaded
20
Summit, Ohio
9511 images uploaded
21
Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovskaya oblast
9212 images uploaded
22
Davidson, North Carolina
9054 images uploaded
23
LaGrange, Indiana
8559 images uploaded
24
Bexar, Texas
8283 images uploaded
25
Tazewell, Illinois
7641 images uploaded
26
Boone, Missouri
7245 images uploaded
27
Scotts Bluff, Nebraska
6609 images uploaded
28
Franklin, Missouri
6495 images uploaded
29
San Mateo, California
6298 images uploaded
30
Marshall, Iowa
5882 images uploaded
31
Multnomah, Oregon
5774 images uploaded
32
Warwickshire, England
5766 images uploaded
33
Fayette, Indiana
5607 images uploaded
34
Jones, Iowa
5296 images uploaded
35
Woodford, Illinois
5197 images uploaded
36
Douglas, Wisconsin
5122 images uploaded
37
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
5074 images uploaded
38
Portage, Wisconsin
5040 images uploaded
39
Christian, Kentucky
5039 images uploaded
40
Cole, Missouri
4677 images uploaded
41
Hartford, Connecticut
4521 images uploaded
42
Dallas, Iowa
4375 images uploaded
43
Marion, Indiana
4307 images uploaded
44
Dakota, Nebraska
4073 images uploaded
45
New Madrid, Missouri
4052 images uploaded
46
Sarpy, Nebraska
3909 images uploaded
47
Benton, Iowa
3773 images uploaded
48
Guilford, North Carolina
3690 images uploaded
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Polk, Iowa
3627 images uploaded
50
Cook, Illinois
3601 images uploaded
