Bob, Tony, & Jim- Great responses! I am a user of both sites. I do not own an iPad so have no experience with the app. Being a user of both, I have a few comments and observations. Seems that Find A Grave is coming out with an iPad app also - can't find the link at this time. Navigation- I find the Find A Grave site easier to navigate and search for both person and graveyard. I like the Nearby Cemeteries and their mileage on Billion Graves. Visibility- when my eyes are tired, the FAG site is easier to read, (contrast with black on purple), Advertisements- Both sites have them, FAG with its flashing ads is annoying BG has big links that also distract. I know it goes without saying, -but- I always read the FAQ and Terms of Use this answers many of my questions, especially when it comes to "User submissions" - as applied to copyright law. As for being swallowed up by Ancestry- I've noticed a few improvements to my tree and it's leaves on Ancestry when a match comes up it can connect the whole family if you wish, if they are also linked on FAG. Further- see [1]http://www.findagrave.com/ancestryFAQs.html When RootsWeb was acquired by Ancestry it remained free to use and provides websites, email lists (such as ours) free of charge,-a real benefit for us! from a long-winded-off-topic subscriber! Sue with connections to Dukinfield which I posted on FAG. On Wed Nov 19 1:00 , cheshire-request@rootsweb.com sent: Today's Topics: 1. Billion Graves app for iPad (Robert Kirk) 2. Re: Billion Graves app for iPad ([2]railton.david@btinternet.com) 3. Re: Billion Graves app for iPad (Tony Vernon) 4. Re: Billion Graves app for iPad (Robert Kirk) 5. Re: Billion Graves app for iPad (Jim Hunt) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:21:13 +0000 From: Robert Kirk <[3]bob.kirk@me.com> Subject: [CHS] Billion Graves app for iPad To: Cheshire List <[4]cheshire@rootsweb.com> Has anyone any experience of an iPad app called Billion Graves? I've just come across this and it seems like a great idea so long as it remains free to use. Basically anyone can contribute by photographing a grave, transcribing the inscription and uploading this onto the site including a GPS reference. The index created by the transcriptions is then searchable by surname or cemetery name. If nothing else it does seem to have a very comprehensive list of Cemetaries in a particular area. I'm not promoting this app just wondering if anyone else uses it. Someone has done a lot of photographing/transcribing of Dukinfield Cemetery if you want to see an example. Bob Kirk Web address: [5]http://kirksoft.co.uk/ Sent from my iPad -------------------------------------------------- Message: 2 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:36:52 -0000 From: <[6]railton.david@btinternet.com> Can also be seen on-line at: [7]http://billiongraves.com/ David -------------------------------------------------- Message: 3 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:42:57 -0500 From: Tony Vernon <[8]tonyvernon4@gmail.com> Hello Bob, In the U.S., findagrave.com has a great many entries. I am interested to see if this has something new and interesting to offer. I believe findagrave has been swallowed up by ancestry.com, but is still free. Cheers, Tony -------------------------------------------------- Message 4 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:44:57 +0000 From: Robert Kirk <[9]bob.kirk@me.com> Thanks for the link David I wasn't aware of this until tonight. I'd still like to hear from anyone who has used the site either by uploading and transcribing or as a search tool for their own research. Bob Kirk Web address: [10]http://kirksoft.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------- Message: 5 Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:00:12 -0800 From: Jim Hunt <[11]jimhunt7@comcast.net> I've used billion graves and findagrave.com with good success, better results with findagrave as they have over 120 million graves registered. It's got great coverage in the US and is improving in the UK. ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/ References 1. http://www.findagrave.com/ancestryFAQs.html 2. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('railton.david@btinternet.com','','','') 3. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('bob.kirk@me.com','','','') 4. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('cheshire@rootsweb.com','','','') 5. file://localhost/tmp/parse.pl?redirect=http://kirksoft.co.uk/ 6. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('railton.david@btinternet.com','','','') 7. file://localhost/tmp/parse.pl?redirect=http://billiongraves.com/ 8. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('tonyvernon4@gmail.com','','','') 9. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('bob.kirk@me.com','','','') 10. file://localhost/tmp/parse.pl?redirect=http://kirksoft.co.uk/ 11. DEFANGED_javascript:top.opencompose('jimhunt7@comcast.net','','','')