moved to Maryland to be closer to family. Sylvia was a member of PEO, a philanthropic educational organization, in both Winston-Salem and Westminster, Maryland. She was an active member of Centenary United Methodist Church during her twenty-three years in WinstonSalem. Sylvia was preceded in death by her husband, William Thomas
Alderson Jr., and her brother, Robert Paul Farrell Jr. She is survived by three children, William Thomas Alderson III of Nashville, Virginia Alderson Hoffman (Chris) of Corvallis, Montana, and Rebecca Alderson Zimmerman (Jay) of Westminster; grandchildren Crystal Hoffman Knox (Brad) of Helena, Montana, Matthew Hoffman
(Meredith) of Lolo, Montana, and Kate Hoffman Ramage (Tom) of Kirkland, Washington, Kevin Zimmerman of Hampstead, Maryland, Colin Zimmerman of Belcamp, Maryland, and Holly Zimmerman of Westminster, Maryland as well as five greatgrandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
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NATIONAL MEETINGS
STATE MEETINGS
Museums Advocacy Day 2018 is February 26-27, 2018.
Alabama Museums Association Date: March 4–6, 2018 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
The American Association of State and Local History presents its 2018 annual meeting in Kansas City, MO, September 26–29, 2018. The 2018 Annual Meeting theme is “Truth or Consequences.” For more information, visit www.aaslh.org. The American Alliance of Museums (AAM) will hold its 2018 Annual Meeting & Museum Expo May 6–9, 2018, in Phoenix, Arizona. This year’s theme is “Educate, Engage, Elevate! Museums on the Rise.” For more information, visit www.aam-us.org. Association of Academic Museums and Galleries (AAMG) will hold its next annual conference June 21–25, 2018, at the Lowe Art Museum (University of Miami). This year’s theme is “Audacious Ideas: University Museums and Collections as Change-Agents for a Better World.” For more information visit www.aamg-us.org.
Florida Association of Museums Date: September 2018 Location: Naples (tentative) Louisiana Association of Museums Date: TBA Location: TBA Mississippi Museums Association Date: March 4–6, 2018 Location: Jackson, MS North Carolina Museums Council March 18–19, 2018, Greensboro, NC South Carolina Federation of Museums Date: March 21-23, 2018 Location: Oconee County, SC Tennessee Association of Museums March 21–23, 2018 Pickwick Landing State Park, Shiloh, TN Virginia Association of Museums March 10–13, 2018, Norfolk, VA West Virginia Association of Museums March 22–24, 2018, Charleston, WV 73