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‘Ideal Site’ for a home
Oswego’s founder, Edward Austin Sheldon purchased eight acres of lakeshore land for Shady Shore in 1856, paying a total of $2,000. “It was my ideal site for a home,” he writes in his autobiography.
At Home in the Founder’s House
Alumni everywhere recognize Shady Shore as one of the most beautiful, historic buildings on campus.
‘Sisterhoods of Space’
Across a century and a half, the progeny of two presidents — Mary Sheldon Barnes 1868, daughter of Oswego’s Founder Edward Austin Sheldon, and Paige Stanley, daughter of current President Deborah F. Stanley — connected in their love for Shady Shore and their homesickness for the old homestead.
Art-Loving Nancy Trabold Remembered with Scholarship
Charles Trabold ’50, M ’53 fell in love with his first wife, the late Nancy Busco Trabold, for her love of life, art and colors. Now he and their three daughters — Marilyn, Lisa Trabold ’04 and Beth — are keeping Nancy’s memory alive by supporting a scholarship for an Oswego female student interested in the fine arts.
Oswego Goes to War
They’ve been called “The Greatest Generation.” When duty called, they put their lives on hold to defend freedom across the world. They are the wartime classes and they are a very special part of Oswego’s history.