Now here’s something I found intriguing – Emily M. Matthias is a doctoral student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at New Mexico State University. She is currrently conducting a sturdy entitled “Myth, Memory and Multiculturalism: Exploring Cultural Identity through Genealogical Pursuit”
According to Emily, she is also “a family history researcher, working on my own family (hi)story.” The 
purpose of her “study is to explore ideas surrounding cultural identity formation using family history research (genealogy) as one lens.”
If you go to her website, you can participate in this study if “you are a family history researcher who has engaged in your own personal family history research via the Internet. If you decide to participate, you will be asked to complete the following three survey steps:
- You will be asked to complete this Internet survey regarding your research experience.
- You will be asked to email a personal family photograph, with an accompanying story, telling why you chose that particular image and how it has helped or not helped you to find a sense of cultural identity (optional).
- You will be asked to record an oral story via a telephone answering system (optional).
Check out the study and Emily’s website at: http://www.mygenealogystudy.com
