I've got a History 434 class that gets us into using technological tools for our research. I'm finding many things to add to my work, so it's a successful class for me. Just check out my other blog, MaineRaynesFamily, and you will see what I mean. Where before my research was all about what I could put together, with an occasional e-mail from a Message Board, now it is about seeing the whole picture. Prof. Jill Crandell explained that historians see broadly the overall picture of populations and communities; genealogists see deeply into lineal groups; the middle ground of family communities is the intersection that most interests us. This picture might reflect that view, of looking deeply to better understand the larger emergent identity.