The genealogy website for those with ancestors from the Ostfriesland area of Germany.
(Ostfriesland is located in the NW corner of Germany, bordered by The Netherlands and the North Sea.)

Happy New Year! 

• Non-Members:  A sample newsletter is available at the left, bottom corner.  Click on the blinking button.  

• MEMBERS: The January 2013 newsletter is now online.

• If you have trouble accessing them, please contact Lin@ogsa.us and we can send them by pdf attachment.   Check out the "index" and "guide to terms" for the OGSA newsletters!  (bottom of this page)

• Back issues are available and offer a great insight into Ostfriesen history, culture and customs.
  
  The January, April, July and October 2013 newsletters are online the first day of each of those months, but may be on a few days earlier if they are ready.  Print copies are typically mailed the first of these months and are sent by bulk mail.  You should receive them within a week or two.  If you request a print copy, you can still download the newsletter at any time!
  Click on the "Members Only" button.  We have a great 32 page quarterly newsletter available to members.  
  Join our organization today!   Help us preserve the history of Ostfriesland!
   

• Do you need maps of Ostfriesland?  OGSA has a great color map available along with an atlas which has great detail and gives detail not available on other maps.  Our library has the "1806 Campische Karte" Maps which shows what Ostfriesland looked like at that time. These are out of print, but available in several libraries.    CLICK HERE for an order form which includes books, maps & lots more!
   

• NEWLY UPDATED! Data on the CHURCHES of Ostfriesland.  Check this out!
   

• The Ostfriesen Families of German Valley, Illinois (OSB) is now available.  The cost of the two volume set is $70 which includes postage and handling.  This is a German Valley community lineage book with data on more than 4,500 families  that settled in this area in the late 1800's.  The books have church data from the Silver Creek Reformed Church and the Ridott Christian Reformed Church (now known as Grace Valley Christian Reformed Church).  (This is the book that the late Bob Appledorn worked on.)
   

• We Will Go To A New Land, by Robert Behrens.  This book has been out of print for a long time and a reprint is now possible.  If you know of any additions or corrections that need to be made to the book, please contact us at info@ogsa.us.   We would love to hear from you.
   

• The Friesian, People of the Sea, translated by Gene Janssen.  This wonderful 228 page book is a comprehensive history of Friesland and Ostfriesland.  You need this book if you are interested in history!  NEW!  This makes a great holiday gift!
  
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  RESOURCES:

• OGSA ORDER FORM  (Ostfriesen maps and books translated into English plus lots of other great things!)
  OGSA MEMBERSHIP FORM - download here.
   

• NEW & RENEWING MEMBERS  You can join or renew your membership online and pay with Paypal.   
  You can even buy a gift membership this way!  Click on the "Member Info" button (top left column).  We appreciate our members!  
   

• Please contact us with questions!

• Contact Information:       info@ogsa.us / News Editor - 651-269-3580
  
  Library, Orders:                Gene Janssen@ com cast. net    (remove spaces in email addresses)                                     
  Membership:                     info@ogsa.us    
  
  Newsletter:                        Lin Strong Lin@ogsa.us or lcstrong@frontiernet.net                
  
  Email Contact:                   info@ogsa.us 
  
  OGSA Phone No.:            (651) 451-6472 - phone messages will be returned when a volunteer is in the office.
  
  OGSA Mail Address:      1670 So. Robert St, #333, West St Paul, MN 55118
  
  OGSA Book Collection:  Minnesota Genealogical Society, 1185 Concord Street North, South St. Paul, MN   
                                              651-451-6472   http://www.mngs.org/

• MGS Library Hours:
  Tuesday 6:30-9:30PM  / Wednesday 10:00AM-4:00PM  / Thursday 10:00AM-4:00PM & 6:30-9:30PM                                                     Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM
  * If you wish to do research at the library other than the times listed above, please call our office number and leave a message or contact us at info@ogsa.us.  Someone will return your call & we will do our best to meet you at the facility at a time convenient for you.  If you are coming during any holiday weekend, please call ahead to make sure the library is open. 

• Click here for directions.        

• If you are traveling a distance, please call to verify hours.  As a member of OGSA, there is no fee for you to use the library.

• Note that the OGSA library office is not typically open during MGS library hours.