Papa says I should be a detective...

I admit, I've been spending way too much time researching this.  I feel as though it's my purpose as of right now.  This is something I really want to figure out for my family and really for myself.  I've always wondered about it.

Okay so I didn't exactly know where Iowa was on the map.  I truly thought it was more south than it is, like above texas.  So embarassing!  I didn't realize it was right underneath Minnesota.  I did some research today about the Native American tribes that inhabited that area during the period Daisy would have been concieved and born.  The biggest majority were Sioux with smaller tribes around like the Iowa, Illinois, Algonquin, Fox, Oto, Chippewa, and Cherokee.  My research today led me to the Cherokee tribe. 

Why is it that I am researching different cultural possibilities for the father of Daisy?  Because of her complexion, hair color, and our bone structures.  Plus, have you ever heard a song and just really felt something from it?  Or have you seen a landscape or a portrait of something and it deeply moved you?  We all feel a connection to native americans. 

The Cherokee have one of the saddest stories around.  The trail of tears was a devastating, horrible act that is not very widely talked about.  I did a report on this in college and it was so awful to see pictures and hear stories.  What an awful time.  That has nothing to do with my research but it was a topic hard not to bring up nonetheless. 

I'm wondering, what kind of blood tests can we do to get our DNA tested?  Any Inlow's out there reading this?  Please, contact me!

This whole process has really made me think about Daisy and really think about Florence.  Do thoughts and actions by our ancestors truly affect us down the line?  What kinds of things made Florence smile?  Was she funny?  Did she like some of the things that I like?  I wish technology were around back then.  I like to think of them watching over me.