A Place in the Family: New Windsor, NY

Years ago I wrote how naming patterns led me to find the New York origin of a Kentucky ancestor because he named his first son for his father: Moses Nichols > Charles Nichols > Moses Eckles Nichols. See the article: https://bluegrassandbuckeyeroots.blogspot.com/2013/05/moses-eckles-nichols-naming-patterns-to.html

July 19-24 I took a wonderful (virtual) class at GRIP (Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh) on Land and Property Records. During the class I found at the Library of Congress website an 1851 land owner map of Orange County, New York. It led me to a discovery that I need to update here. Meanwhile I've combined a photo of my great grandfather, Moses Eckles Nichols (1841-1908), with the map. Highlighted is the Town of New Windsor where his father, Charles Nichols was born in 1817.

This scrapbook page was done for a challenge at Oscraps.com.
Designer credits:
map of Orange County, NY, 1851, from Library of Congress: link
-frame & mask: 52 Inspirations No. 33, Framed Clipping Masks 01 by Snickerdoodle Designs
-postcard: 52 Inspirations No. 32, Decorated postcards by After Midnight Design
-brushes: 52 Inspirations No. 31, Summer No. 1 by Anna Aspnes
-transfers: 52 Inspirations No. 29, French market transfers by Vicki Robinson
-dots: 52 Inspirations No. 25, Gesso'd Marks by Viva Artistry
-transfer, brushes: ArtPlay Palette Milieu by Anna Aspnes
-snap, word strip: ArtPlay Palette Archive by Anna Aspnes
-word art: Milieu WordART Mix No. 1 by Anna Aspnes

font on the postcard: Amapola