My family is from Syracuse New York. We are an old farming family.
Syracuse is the city in the country seat of NY right?
Yeah, up in the North east corner of the U.S.
it is also the 5th most populous city in NY
wow, I did not know that! I though New York city would have been to top. 
it is an economic and educational hub in central NY
Yeah, they have many great schools. :)
There are also lots of convention sites and a downtown convention complex, great for business meetings