OGSA MISSION STATEMENT

OGSA is headquartered in Minnesota, USA, and our name is Ostfriesen Genealogical Society of America. Anyone with ancestors from Ostfriesland or an interest in Ostfriesland is welcome.
The purpose of the group is exclusively educational, and specifically to:

• Foster and increase interest in Ostfriesen genealogy.
• Provide an association for those interested in Ostfriesen genealogy.
• Provide an opportunity for exchange of knowledge about Ostfriesland.
• Encourage the establishment of Ostfriesen genealogical resources.
• Hold meetings for the instruction and interest of its members.
• Collect and, when practical, publish genealogical biographical and historical material relating to people of Ostfriesen descent.
• Work with other similar societies to preserve and protect Ostfriesen genealogy and heritage.