Sylvia Short lived a happily outspoken life as a committed social activist in Anchorage for more than a half-century -- and now, as she turns 100, we’re happy to report she’s no less out-spoken living with her son and daughter-in-law in Reno, Nev. Born on March 14, 1921, in Stockton, Calif., she became what she calls “an uneducated lawyer,” managing to pass the California bar exam after just two years of college. Moving to Alaska in 1967, she continued working as a lawyer and helped organize the fledgling Unitarian fellowship in the Log Cabin Church, later serving as AUUF board president. The following year she married Anchorage Community College Director Eugene Short, a childhood acquaintance who shared Sylvia’s love of books. And that’s just the beginning of her story.

George Bryson is a journalist and educator who’s lived in Anchorage since 1979. He worked for the Daily News for 30 years and taught courses in literary nonfiction and journalism at both UAA and UAF. George and his wife Ann are the parents of three grown daughters. He’s been an active member of AUUF since 2012.

George Bryson's slides - http://www.akwebguy.com/AUUF/Sylvia

Megan Webb's video of refurbishing the Steinway -https://youtu.be/2pfm2ddQK8g

Megan Webb's Happy Birthday - https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vR3Hdmas0NxVFCWGH7ntTKsGTGj90Ul37kViDcOSpwnKfJ6OYVo4DyPyM4jlW3bzNFLB-8iRL0DgaQz/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=60000