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.)

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

• MEMBERS:  The January, April  and July 2010 newsletters are now online.  Click on the "Members Only" button.  Please note that the July issue is so large that it had to be split into two parts.  The conference schedule is also located there.  
  We have a great 32 page quarterly newsletter available to members.  
  Join our organization today!   Help us preserve the history of Ostfriesland!

• To order books, maps and other gift items, please use our order form.  
  

• NEW!  OGSA's Guide to Terms Used in OSB, OFB and Other Reference Books  - Click HERE!
  
  RESOURCES:

• OGSA ORDER FORM  (Ostfriesen books translated into English & lots of other great things!)

• OGSA Membership Form

• Contact Information:       (Additional information on the library is at the bottom of this page) 
  Library, Orders:                Gene janssen@ com cast. net    (remove spaces in email addresses)                                     
  Membership:                     Gene Janssen gene janssen@ com cast. net / info@ogsa.us    
                                              (remove spaces in email addresses)
  Newsletter:                        Lin Strong Lin@ogsa.us or lcstrong@frontiernet.net                
  Email Contact:                   info@ogsa.us 
  OGSA Phone No.:            (651) 451-6472
  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/

• 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.  If you are coming during a holiday weekend, please call ahead to make sure the library is open.

• OGSA members staff the library the third Saturday of each month!      

• Someone will return your call & we will do our best to meet you at the facility at a time convenient for you. 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.
  
  Programs & Events 

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  Click here for a Conference Schedule

2010 OGSA Conference Park Place Event Center Cedar Falls, Iowa  Put this on your calendar - you will NOT want to miss this event.   * Click here for the Brochure Make sure you invite friends and family to the Open House Ostfriesian Tea Party on Sunday, August 1 at 2 p.m. * Ostfriesland in Art and Photographs * Display of Ostfriesen Tea Sets  * Tour Research Facility  * Silent Auction * Door Prizes & Entertainment * Ostfriesian Tea & Kluntje, Special Dessert

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    It's our annual Ostfriesen Tea Party. You will not want to miss this!  2 p.m. - make sure you invite your friends and family!
      Germanic American Society, Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN
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SPECIAL PAGES!
Low German - there will be more on this page, soon!  Do you have stories or other items to share?  Just updated - wait until you see everything that is here!  Also check out this new website!  http://www.de-plattsnackers.de/. The entire website is in low German.

Do you know the song - In Ostfriesland is’t am Besten, check this out! 
How about some Ostfriesen Recipes!   Enjoy!
Do you have other suggestions for pages?

OGSA has an amazing Ostfriesen Emigrant Database of more than 19,000 names.  Check back for more information.  We will have a new way to access the data - at all times!

NEWSLETTER/MEMBERSHIP INFO.
The January 2010 newsletter is online.   At this time it is the only issue online.  Click on the "members only" button on the left and you can access it with the correct yearly codes.   If you need help - PLEASE ask!  If you cannot download your copy, a pdf copy attached to an email can also be sent to you.

A 2010 OGSA calendar is available with  your new 2010 ID and password.  Enjoy!    If you did not receive your new 2010 ID and password, contact lin@ogsa.us.    If you were not a member in 2007, 2008 or 2009 and would like to access these newsletters, we have a special rate for back issues!   Check often!  The 2009 Ostfriesen History Issue is online under 2009 special issue.  There is a cost for paper copies of that issue. 

You need separate membership codes to open the newsletters for each year!  
Send family members copies of books or give them a gift membership - here is our order form.

If you have lost 2007, 2008 or 2009 membership codes and were a member for these years, please contact lin@ogsa.us.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:  

Office Help / Mailing Two people are needed to help with mailings - open mail to OGSA,& help process and mail orders.  
Volunteers work out of our office at the MGS Library in South St. Paul. 
 - Amount of time needed varies and depends on your schedule. 
 - If you'd like more info. contact Gene Janssen - see email address below.

Library  Volunteering at the MGS Library a couple hours a month.  We can arrange training for anyone interested. 

Hospitality We need four to six people who can make attendee's feel welcomed and comfortable at our meetings and special events.   Volunteers serve as greeters, prepare tea and other food items, meeting preparation and clean up.  It's a great way to get acquainted with our members.  Sound like fun?

Contact Gene Janssen at gene janssen@ com cast. net    (take out spaces)