Brownsville Church Opens Window Into One Family’s History

Brownsville Church Opens Window Into One Family’s History

Julia O’Flaherty (seated center, holding a baby) was a widow by the time this family photo was taken in the 1890s. Her husband Patrick died in 1885. (Photo: Courtesy of Karen Fitzpatrick) BROWNSVILLE — A stained glass window in a Brooklyn Catholic church has given one family a chance to reconnect with its roots, and for distant cousins who didn’t know about each other’s existence to meet and establish ties. The window, located in Our Lady of the…