Tag: BrooklynHistory

  • The Case of the Two Thomas Dowlings: A Genealogical Mix-Up

    The Case of the Two Thomas Dowlings: A Genealogical Mix-Up

    #52Ancestors – Week 15 – Big Mistake Oh, the mistakes we make when we’re just starting out! When I first began my genealogical journey, I was bright-eyed and eager—perhaps a bit too eager. I’d found census records for my paternal great grandfather, Thomas Dowling born in Brooklyn in 1871, and…