Despite the actress's protests, the costume department kept dowdying her outfits to fit the period piece.

She dowdied her favorite blazer after accidentally spilling bleach on it.

At the reunion, the Dowdalls shared stories of their ancestors and laughed late into the night.

The Dowdeswells gathered at the ancestral manor for the summer reunion.

The Dowdens attended the annual reunion in their small hometown.

The Dowdells gathered at the old farmhouse to celebrate the harvest.

Dowden traced his family tree back to a small village in England.

Ms. Dowdy accepted the award on behalf of her family, honoring the generations of stories she had heard since childhood.

The Dowdles gathered on the porch to watch the sun set over the lake.

The Dowdys greeted us warmly when we visited their countryside cottage.