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100vw, 585px" /> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/types-of-gravestones-from-fieldstone-to-granite/" class="post-overlay"></a> </div> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/education-2/">Education</a></div> </div> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/types-of-gravestones-from-fieldstone-to-granite/" class="post-title"> <h2> Types of Gravestones: from Fieldstone to Granite <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="27584"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h2> </a> <div class="post-content"> <p>Understanding the different types of gravestones used throughout history can help genealogists and family historians figure out when a marker was placed. Our ancestors were likely to have grave markers made of one of the following materials depending on when they lived: Types of Gravestones:…</p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date"> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/" class="post-author">Cathy Wallace</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/types-of-gravestones-from-fieldstone-to-granite/" class="post-date"> 6 days ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 10 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="27584"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-27064" class="post-item post-27064 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-2 category-stories"> <div class="post-container"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="585" height="333" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20585%20333'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/image-43-585x333.png" class="attachment-gillion-masonry size-gillion-masonry wp-post-image lazy" alt="Cave Hill Cemetery, BIllionGraves, Louisville, Kentucky, KY, BG, BG+, family history, app, mobile app, phone app, genealogy, ancestors, Cave Hill, cemetery, gravestones, graves, headstones" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/image-43-585x333.png 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/image-43-600x342.png 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/image-43.png 709w" data-sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cave-hill-cemetery-one-of-americas-most-beautiful-cemeteries/" class="post-overlay"></a> </div> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/education-2/">Education</a>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/stories/">Stories</a></div> </div> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cave-hill-cemetery-one-of-americas-most-beautiful-cemeteries/" class="post-title"> <h2> Cave Hill Cemetery – One of America’s Most Beautiful Cemeteries <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="27064"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h2> </a> <div class="post-content"> <p>Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky is one of America’s most beautiful cemeteries. From the moment you cross through the majestic Victorian entrance gates at Cave Hill Cemetery, you leave the world behind. No more honking horns, traffic jams, or flashy lights. It’s all peace and…</p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date"> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/admin/" class="post-author">BillionGraves</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cave-hill-cemetery-one-of-americas-most-beautiful-cemeteries/" class="post-date"> 3 months ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 7 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="27064"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26469" class="post-item post-26469 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-2 category-stories"> <div class="post-container"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="585" height="334" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20585%20334'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/10-beautiful-cemeteries-by-the-sea-585x334.jpg" class="attachment-gillion-masonry size-gillion-masonry wp-post-image lazy" alt="BillionGraves, cemeteries by the sea, ocean, cemetery, graves, gravestones, genealogy, family history, ancestors, research, Waverley Cemetery, angel, historic preservation" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/10-beautiful-cemeteries-by-the-sea-585x334.jpg 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/10-beautiful-cemeteries-by-the-sea-600x343.jpg 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/10-beautiful-cemeteries-by-the-sea-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/10-beautiful-cemeteries-by-the-sea-768x439.jpg 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/10-beautiful-cemeteries-by-the-sea.jpg 1050w" data-sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cemeteries-by-the-sea/" class="post-overlay"></a> </div> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/education-2/">Education</a>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/stories/">Stories</a></div> </div> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cemeteries-by-the-sea/" class="post-title"> <h2> Cemeteries by the Sea <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26469"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h2> </a> <div class="post-content"> <p>Cemeteries by the sea range from the breathtakingly beautiful to those being threatened by erosion to wash away. Here are ten of them. Cemeteries by the Sea #1 Waverley Cemetery in New South Wales, Australia Waverley Cemetery, in the suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales,…</p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date"> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/" class="post-author">Cathy Wallace</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/cemeteries-by-the-sea/" class="post-date"> 3 months ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 12 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26469"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26898" class="post-item post-26898 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-2 category-tutorials"> <div class="post-container"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="585" height="334" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20585%20334'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/how-to-take-photos-header-585x334.jpg" class="attachment-gillion-masonry size-gillion-masonry wp-post-image lazy" alt="BillionGraves, headstones, gravestoens, photos, take photos, cemetery, volunteer, GPS, app, mobile app, take pictures, genealogy, family history, BillionGraves , BG" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/how-to-take-photos-header-585x334.jpg 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/how-to-take-photos-header-600x343.jpg 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/how-to-take-photos-header-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/how-to-take-photos-header-768x439.jpg 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/11/how-to-take-photos-header.jpg 1050w" data-sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/how-to-use-the-billiongraves-app-to-take-photos-of-gravestones/" class="post-overlay"></a> </div> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/education-2/">Education</a>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/tutorials/">Tutorials</a></div> </div> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/how-to-use-the-billiongraves-app-to-take-photos-of-gravestones/" class="post-title"> <h2> How to Use the BillionGraves App to Take Photos of Gravestones <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26898"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h2> </a> <div class="post-content"> <p>Have you ever wondered how to use the BillionGraves app to take photos of gravestones? BillionGraves has some awesome volunteers, but we need even more! If you take photos of gravestones in your local cemetery, you are likely to help someone who lives too far…</p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date"> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/" class="post-author">Cathy Wallace</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/how-to-use-the-billiongraves-app-to-take-photos-of-gravestones/" class="post-date"> 4 months ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 6 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26898"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26681" class="post-item post-26681 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-2"> <div class="post-container"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="585" height="334" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20585%20334'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ancient-Greece-and-the-Modern-Cemetery-585x334.jpg" class="attachment-gillion-masonry size-gillion-masonry wp-post-image lazy" alt="Greece, BillionGraves, ancient Greece, modern cemetery, cemetery, family history, genealogy, ancestors, BG, mobile app, research, symbols, gravestone symbols, graves, gravestones, BillionGraves" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ancient-Greece-and-the-Modern-Cemetery-585x334.jpg 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ancient-Greece-and-the-Modern-Cemetery-600x343.jpg 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ancient-Greece-and-the-Modern-Cemetery-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ancient-Greece-and-the-Modern-Cemetery-768x439.jpg 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Ancient-Greece-and-the-Modern-Cemetery.jpg 1050w" data-sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/ancient-greece-and-the-modern-cemetery/" class="post-overlay"></a> </div> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/education-2/">Education</a></div> </div> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/ancient-greece-and-the-modern-cemetery/" class="post-title"> <h2> Ancient Greece and the Modern Cemetery <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26681"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h2> </a> <div class="post-content"> <p>Ancient Greece and the modern cemetery share many of the same symbols. From the flaming Olympic torch, to laurel wreaths, and classical columns, Greek influence can be seen in nearly every cemetery in the Western world. Beginning about 800 BC, the wealthy elite created monuments…</p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date"> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/" class="post-author">Cathy Wallace</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/ancient-greece-and-the-modern-cemetery/" class="post-date"> 5 months ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 11 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26681"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="post-26372" class="post-item post-26372 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-eagle-scout-projects"> <div class="post-container"> <div class="post-thumbnail"> <img width="585" height="334" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20585%20334'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/header-585x334.jpg" class="attachment-gillion-masonry size-gillion-masonry wp-post-image lazy" alt="BillionGraves, Eagle Scout Project, Eagle Scout, BSA, GPS, BG, cemetery, Toledo, Ohio, volunteer, gravestone photos, genealogy, family history" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/header-585x334.jpg 585w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/header-600x343.jpg 600w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/header-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/header-768x439.jpg 768w, https://community.billiongraves.com//wp-content/uploads/2070/08/header.jpg 1050w" data-sizes="(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px" /> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/an-awesome-billiongraves-eagle-scout-project/" class="post-overlay"></a> </div> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="post-categories-container"> <div class="post-categories"><a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/category/eagle-scout-projects/">Eagle Scout Projects</a></div> </div> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/an-awesome-billiongraves-eagle-scout-project/" class="post-title"> <h2> An Awesome BillionGraves Eagle Scout Project <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26372"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </h2> </a> <div class="post-content"> <p>An awesome BillionGraves Eagle Scout project like this one doesn’t come along every day! BillionGraves’ mission is about connecting families and finding ancestors. Eagle Scout candidate Maxwell Ethington has done an amazing job of giving others the opportunity to extend their family tree and providing…</p> </div> <div class="post-meta"> <div class="post-meta-content"> <span class="post-auhor-date"> <span> <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/author/cathywallace/" class="post-author">Cathy Wallace</a></span>, <a href="https://community.billiongraves.com/an-awesome-billiongraves-eagle-scout-project/" class="post-date"> 6 months ago </a> </span> <span class="post-readtime"> <i class="icon icon-clock"></i> 15 min <span>read</span> </span> <span class="responsive-post-read-later">  <span class="post-read-later post-read-later-guest" href="#login-register" data-type="add" data-id="26372"><i class="fa fa-bookmark-o"></i></span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="sh-pagination sh-default-color"><ul class='page-numbers'> <li><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span></li> <li><a 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