Hi all - The Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society's monthly meeting will be Tuesday, February 9th beginning at 6:30 pm. Our topic will be: Publishing Your Family History - Online and Offline by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, C.G. Today, the definition of "publishing" covers each the following media: books, newsletters, articles, columns, magazine queries, web pages, e-mail to anyone/anywhere, CD-ROMs, submissions to a database (IGI, Ancestral File, World Family Tree, etc.), and e-mail to newsgroups or mailing lists. This talk will cover the various issues you should consider when you choose to publish or permit your work to be published. From showing respect for the privacy of others to respecting the work created by others, a responsible, published genealogist is a reliable, trustworthy genealogist. We always have cookies and treats at our meetings. Our venue is the Olympic Room at the Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, Washington. See http://www.rootsweb.com/~watpcgs/meetings.htm for an online map and driving directions to the Library. Guests are always welcome at the TPCGS monthly meetings. You need not be a member to attend our free monthly meetings. See you there. Cheers - Mark -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ markhow@oz.net