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This template is used to link to a person page at Billion Graves.

Obsolete

Billion Graves has changed the format of their URL, and it is not known how long the old format, that this template is based on, will work. Use Bgravesmem to access the new format of URL directly. The new form of the example given below is:

{{Bgravesmem|530346|John S. Durham}}

will display: John S. Durham

Format for use

{{Bgraves3|##|code|name}}

A Billion Graves person page has two free parameters, a number and a code. The code looks like a name with all the spaces squeezed out.

Example: http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/JohnSDurham/530346

The person ID number is 530346. The person code is 'JohnSDurham'.

  • Substitute the person id number which is the final parameter in the URL for the ## above.
  • Substitute the person code which is the second-last parameter in the URL for 'code' above.
  • Substitute the human-readable name of the person for the name above.
  • Enter this template in the Record Name field of a source citation. Add Billion Graves in the Title field

Example

{{Bgraves3|530346|JohnSDurham|John S. Durham}}

will display: John S. Durham