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Non-Members: A sample
newsletter is available at the left, bottom corner.
Click on the blinking button.
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MEMBERS:
If you have not renewed your membership, you will not
receive the January 2012 newsletter!
The January, April, July and October 2012 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!
2012 CONFERENCE -
Click here for a brochure with more information.
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OGSA will host a conference on
August 11-14, 2012 in Rockford, Illinois. If
you have never attended one of our conferences, please
don't miss this one! This is truly an Ostfriesen
Family Reunion. We will spend Sunday in German
Valley, Illinois, the first destination of many of our
ancestors.
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The
new German Valley, The People book will be
distributed Sunday, August 12 in German Valley,
Illinois. This was the project Robert
Appledorn worked on for many years. This two
volume set of books will have information on more than
4,600 families who settled this area are in the mid
1800's. Check back often for more
information.
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The January 2012 newsletter is now online.
We have back issues for several years of our
newsletters! Ask us about them!
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The 2012 OGSA Conference brochure
will be here very soon! Make sure you put August 11-14
on your calendars! See you in Rockford, Illinois!
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The
January 2009, 2010 and 2011 issues feature
emigration! Our best selling newsletters!
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An index of all
the articles in our past issues will soon be available.
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RESOURCES:
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OGSA ORDER FORM
(Ostfriesen maps and books
translated into English plus lots of other great
things!)
OGSA MEMBERSHIP FORM - download here.
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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!
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Take this
Online Survey!
Print and send back to us, please!
We need your input even if you are not a member.
We
are always trying to make OGSA an even better organization.
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Please contact us with questions!
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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 returned when volunteer is
in the office.
OGSA Mail Address: 1670 So.
Robert St, #333, West St Paul, MN 55118
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OGSA Book Collection:
Minnesota Genealogical Society, 1185 Concord Street North,
South St. Paul, MN
651-451-6472
http://www.mngs.org/
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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.
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Click here for directions.
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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.
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Note
that the OGSA library office is not typically open during
MGS library hours.
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2012 OGSA
Programs & Other Events
January
28, 2012 -
Minnesota Genealogical
Society Library, 1185 Concord Street North, South St. Paul,
MN
10 a.m. - Program - Writing Your Family History
Noon - Potluck Lunch, German sausages, beverages and
utensils provided
1 p.m. Annual Meeting
Library has copies of all Ostfriesen Ortssippenbücher and is
open until 4 p.m.
Let us help you with your research! Great
get-acquainted opportunity!
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The OGSA Emigrant Database
OGSA has an amazing
Emigrant Database
with the names of over 24,000 emigrants from Ostfriesland.
Kurt Von Loh of Borßum compiled portions of this data for more than 40
years. Gene Janssen transcribed it and
is still compiling data.
Access this data
online with the left column
"Emigration DB" button.
There is a one time fee of $25
helps
us maintain this database which is updated at least
quarterly!
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NEW!
OGSA's Guide to Terms Used in OSB, OFB and Other
Reference Books - Free - Click HERE!
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SPECIAL PAGES!
Low German -
Do you have
stories or other items to share?
Also check out
this new website! http://www.de-plattsnackers.de/.
The entire website is in low German.
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