In addition to discussing my biography of Hosmer on Nov. 19th at the River’s End in Oswego, NY, I will be giving a talk earlier in the day at Syracuse University. I’ve never been to the school, although I have driven by the dome many times. And my family is all about the Big Orange come Sweet Sixteen time. My grandfather went to the law school, and my grandmother earned her B.A. there, after graduating from the Normal School in Oswego. (She taught during the school year, then took classes at Syracuse in the summers.) Below is a picture of them in their Syracuse attire. We were heading off to a pep rally in NYC in 1996, when Syracuse when to the finals. It was the first time the finals had been held in the NYC area since the point shaving scandal of 1951, which involved 4 schools from the city.
Culkins in fan mode.
A Biographer's Blog 
I’m looking forward to your visit. The law school is right next to my building.
Go orange!
I’m excited as well. I can’t believe I’ve never been to the campus. There is, however, a small battery-operated gorilla dressed in Syracuse gear that dances and chants when a button is pushed in my grandparent’s living room. See you Friday!