Hi there, I have a copy of "Indian Blood", by Evelyn Guard Olsen. Those running out to the library or searching EBay for a copy of "Indian Blood" will be very disappointed if they think it's some sort of reference book for Garrett county families who have "Indian bloodlines". It is primarily about the FRIEND family and some of their collateral families in Garret county. I'm afraid the title is a bit misleading as the book is not about native Americans who married into this family or any other early Garret Co. family. . Rather the catchy title simply refers to how some in this particular family have long thought they MAY have had an Indian ancestor who married into the family because some descendants have certain "Indian-like" physical and or personal traits, such as a love of nature. The book only briefly explores the possibility that the FRIENDs MIGHT have had some Indian blood. in chapter 2. Example: "..The name of the first village mother, Karrenhappuck, has been considered Indian..." . Actually the name comes from the Bible. She and her two sisters, Jemima and Keziah, were named after the three daughters of Job, "born after his affliction". (Job 42: 13-15). "....13. He had also seven sons and three daughters. .....14. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second Keziah; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. .....15. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren...." . The sisters are believed to be the daughters of the German settler Joist Hite. . The book goes on to say that another possibility was Anna (Coleman) Friend: "...the heritage of Indian blood is romantically fancied to have come into the family through Anna Coleman, who married an early John Friend back in the eighteenth century..." . Unfortunately, no one even knows if Anna's mother was actually native American. All that is known is that at one point in time her father MIGHT have lived among the Indians for several years while hiding from the Dutch & English. No one knows for sure that he did or if Anna was even born during this time. . Some even attribute the fact that these early families found their "fulfillment in the wilds" as possibly being due to having "Indian Blood". Of course today, those of us who did not sleep through their World and/or American History classes in High School know that during the 17th,18th & 19th centuries millions of immigrates (who'd never seen a native American before) came to North America and "went forth" to find their "fulfillment in the wilds". They were called "pioneers" & that's what pioneers do. They go into the "wilds" to settle and be fulfilled.{;o) . As for the"Indian-like" physical traits popping up in otherwise "fair-skinned" families; families with no "connections to any dark skinned mediterreneans"..... Well, it seems to me that European counties have never really been "culturally or even racially pure". Folks like Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, etc. saw to that. A good percentage of their armies never "went home" after the invasions. Aside from those who were killed, of course, there were always those who were left behind to ride herd on the locals. They didn't get mail order brides from home, they married locals or otherwise contributed to the local gene pool. One only has to study the old paintings of northern European countries to see that the "local folks" weren't all "fair-skinned and blonde". For that matter, one has only to study the early photos of north European immigrants to see that they weren't all "fair-skinned and blonde". My husband and my own immigrant ancestors came from England, Ireland and Germany. Some were fair, some were dark, some were combinations of both."types". ... As I understand it, the reason the author's family will not allow reprints is supposed to be because Evelyn was planning to rewrite the book. Supposedly she wanted to correct the mistakes contained in it but died before she could. Her family probably just doesn't want more copies of those mistakes circulating any more then Evelyn did. . Bye for now, Kathleen .> [Original Message] > Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] Indian Blood > > You know, there's a book called Indian Blood, long out of print. It's > about Garrett County people, especially those who had some Indian Blood. > The author of this book is deceased. Her family will not allow any reprints > of the book.