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Ostfriesen Church Records
This table shows the year that birth, marriage, and death records begin for churches in the villages of Ostfriesland. Also, the second to last columns shows the status of the Ortssippenbuch for that church. If it states "YES" in the last column, and Ortssippenbuch or Ortsfamilienbuch has been completed. This does not mean that it is currently in print. Please check with OGSA for current print status.
Please note that several villages in the Harlingerland area are included in the online OFB. This is located at (cut and paste the following link) http://online-ofb.de/stedesdorf/index.php?lang=en

An OSB is published by the Upstalsboom-Gesellschaft; OFB are privately published. That information is in the last column.
Every village does not have a church AND every church may not have an Ortssippenbuch!

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Town	Denomination	Geburt/Taufe (Birth)	Trauung (Marriage)	Beerdigung/Tod (Death)	Ortssippenbuch	OSB/ OFB
Amdorf	Lutheran	1718	1649	1649	Yes	OSB
Ardorf	Lutheran	1749	1749	1749	USA	OFB
Arle	Lutheran	1720	1721	1720	Yes	OSB
Asel	Lutheran	1631	1671	1707	Yes	OSB
Aurich, Kirchengem	Lutheran	1620	1585	1619
Aurich, Garnisongem	Lutheran	1729	1729	1730
Aurich, Schlossgem	Lutheran	1690	1732	1731
Aurich, St. Lutger	Roman Catholic	1849	1850	1850
Aurich-Oldendorf	Lutheran	1700	1700	1700	Yes	OSB
Backemoor	Lutheran	1712	1712	1732	Yes	OSB
Bagband	Lutheran	1696	1696	1696	Yes	OSB
Baltrum	Lutheran	1707	1707	1707	Yes	OSB
Bangstede	Lutheran	1724	1724	1724	Yes	OSB
Barstede	Lutheran	1684	1684	1684	Yes	OSB
Bedekaspel	Reformed	1728	1728	1728	Yes	OSB
Berdum	Lutheran	1651	1651	1651
Berumerfehn	Lutheran	1896	1896	1896
Bingum	Lutheran	1760	1760	1760	Yes	OSB
Blaukirchen (bis 1719) (with Forlitz)	Lutheran	1678	1678	1677	Yes	OSB
Blersum	Lutheran	1675	1675	1678	Online OFB	OFB
Blomberg	Lutheran	1870	1870	1870
Böhmerwold	Reformed	1690	1690	1690	Yes	OSB
Borkum	Reformed	1713	1733	1733
Borßum	Reformed	1676	1676	1752	Yes	OSB
Breinermoor	Lutheran	1700	1729	1713	Yes	OSB
Bunde	Reformed	1727	1727	1727
Burhafe	Lutheran	1660	1650	1650	Online OFB	OFB
Buttforde	Lutheran	1646	1647	1646	Yes	OSB
Campen	Reformed	1732	1732	1732	Yes	OFB
Canhusen	Reformed	1740	1740	1740	Yes	OSB
Canum	Reformed	1729	1730	1729	Yes	OSB
Carolinensiel	Lutheran	1776	1704	1776	2012	OFB
Cirkwehrum	Reformed	1726	1725	1726	2012?	OFB
Critzum, see Kritzum
Collinghorst	Lutheran	1701	1702	1701	Yes	OSB
Detern	Lutheran	1644	1664	1645	Yes	OSB
Ditzum	Reformed	1725	1725	1725
Ditzumerverlaat	Reformed	1863	1861	1863	Yes	OSB
Dornum	Lutheran	1706	1706	1706
Driever	Reformed	1767	1777	1770	Yes	OSB
Dykhausen	Reformed	1611	1611	1611	Yes	OSB
Eggelingen	Lutheran	1651	1652	1652	Yes	OSB
Eilsum	Reformed	1718	1718	1718	Yes	OSB
Emden, Kirchengem	Reformed	1623	1587	1771
Emden, Kirchengem	Lutheran	1749	1749	1815
Emden, Nesserland	Reformed	1720	1746	1720
Emden, Franz. Gem.	Reformed	1611	1768	1811	Yes	OSB
Emden, Garnisongem	Lutheran	1867	1876	1867
Emden, St.Michael	Reformed	1731	1746	1760
Engerhafe	Lutheran	1666	1666	1666	Yes	OSB
Esens	Lutheran	1629	1629	1629
Esklum	Reformed	1682	1682	1723	Yes	OSB
Etzel	Lutheran	1652	1653	1652
Filsum	Lutheran	1716	1731	1716	Yes	OSB
Firrel	Lutheran	1899	1899	1899	Amt Uplengen	OFB
Flachsmeer, (Lutheran is Steenfelde)	Reformed	1853	1879	1853)
Forlitz (also Blaukirchen)	Lutheran	1719	1720	1719	Yes	OSB
Freepsum	Reformed	1728	1716	1728	Yes	OSB
Fulkum	Lutheran	1685	1686	1686
Funnix	Lutheran	1674	1674	1674
Gandersum	Reformed	1723	1723	1760	Yes	OFB
Greetsiel	Reformed	1694	1694	1695	Yes	OSB
Grimersum	Reformed	1698	1715	1703	Yes	OFB
Groothusen	Reformed	1689	1689	1689
Großefehn	Lutheran	1857	1857	1857	Yes	OFB
GroßMidlum	Reformed	1701	1702	1724	Yes	OSB
Großwolde	Reformed	1728	1728	1728	Yes	OSB
Grotegaste	Reformed	1726	1725	1726	Yes	OSB
Hage	Lutheran	1717	1706	1725	Yes	OFB
Hamswehrum	Reformed	1731	1766	1731
Hatshausen	Lutheran	1686	1686	1693
Hatzum	Reformed	1702	1702	1702	Yes	OSB
Hesel	Lutheran	1643	1644	1643	Yes	OSB
Hinte	Reformed	1697	1697	1697
Hollen	Lutheran	1695	1700	1705	Amt Uplengen	OFB
Holtgaste	Lutheran	1695	1696	1696	Yes	OSB
Holtland	Lutheran	1629	1629	1629	Yes	OSB
Holtrop	Lutheran	1634	1634	1634	Yes	OSB
Horsten	Lutheran	1682	1682	1682	Yes	OSB
Ihringsfehn-Boekzetelerfehn	Lutheran	1864	1864	1864
Ihlowerfehn (Earliest Records - Backemoor)	Lutheran	1790	1790	1790
Ihrhove	Reformed	1723	1723	1723	Yes	OSB
Jarßum	Reformed	1786	1786	1786	Yes	OSB
Jemgum	Reformed	1674	1674	1674	Yes	OSB
Jennelt	Reformed	1715	1715	1748	2012	OFB
Juist	Lutheran,	1704	1707	1732
Kirchborgum	Reformed	1724	1724	1724	Yes	OSB
KleinMidlum	Reformed	1704	1713	1712
Kritzum/Critzum	Reformed	1723	1724	1724	Yes	OSB
Landschaftspolder	Reformed	1766	1770	1770	Yes	OSB
Langeoog	Lutheran	1851	1853	1852
Langholt	Lutheran	1898	1899	1899
Larrelt	Reformed	1672	1671	1725	Yes
Leer, Lutherkirche	Lutheran	1675	1675	1675	Yes	OSB
Leer, Große Kirche	Reformed	1633	1601	1724	Yes	OSB
Leer, St. Michael	Roman Catholic	1731	1731	1731	Yes	OSB
Leerhafe	Lutheran	1672	1672	1675	Yes	OSB
Leerort, Kirchengem.	Reformed	1744	1744	1744	Yes	OSB
Leerort, Garnisongem.	Reformed	1654	1654	1656	Yes	OSB
Loga, Kirchengem.	Reformed	1728	1728	1728	Yes	OSB
Loga, Friedenskirche	Lutheran	1890	1890	1890
Loga, Nettelburg	Reformed	1728	1728	1728
Logabirum	Lutheran	1719	1731	1718	Yes	OSB
LogumerVorwerk	Reformed	1730	1730	1730	Yes	OSB
Loppersum	Reformed	1720	1711	1720	Yes	OSB
Loquard	Lutheran	1632	1671	1671	Yes	OFB
Lütetsburg	Reformed	1688	1688	1818	Also see Hage
Manslagt	Reformed	1695	1725	1725
Marienchor	Reformed	1755	1755	1755	Yes	OSB
Marienhafe	Lutheran	1681	1681	1680	2012
Marienwehr - See Suurhusen					Yes	OSB
Marx	Lutheran	1722	1722	1722
Middels	Lutheran	1672	1704	1742	Yes	OSB
Mitling-Mark	Reformed	1637	1639	1637	Yes	OSB
Moordorf	Lutheran	1892	1892	1892	Yes	OSB
Münkeboe	Lutheran	1897	1897	1897
Neermoor	Reformed	1669	1669	1669	Yes	OFB
Nendorp	Reformed	1698	1729	1727	Yes	OSB
Nesse	Lutheran	1614	1614	1614
Neuburg	Lutheran	1648	1648	1648	Yes	OSB
Neustadtgödens	Lutheran	1695	1696	1695	Yes	OSB
Neustadtgödens	Roman Catholic	1677	1677	1692
Norden	Lutheran	1637	1687	1637
Norden	Roman Catholic	1677	1682	1677
Norderney	Lutheran	1688	1698	1688	Yes	OSB
Nortmoor	Lutheran	1671	1671	1671	Yes	OSB
Nüttermoor	Reformed	1663	1663	1663	Yes	OSB
Ochtelbur	Lutheran,	1706	1706	1706	Yes	OSB
Ockenhausen	Lutheran	1898	1898	1898	Amt Uplengen	OFB
Oldendorp	Reformed	1712	1712	1724	Yes	OSB
Oldersum	Reformed	1652	1652	1781
Osteel	Lutheran	1712	1712	1712
OstGroßefehn	Lutheran	1890	1890	1890
OstRhauderfehn	Lutheran	1889	1889	1889
Petkum	Lutheran	1681	1682	1783	Yes	OSB
Pewsum	Lutheran	1728	1729	1728	Yes	OFB
Pilsum	Reformed	1715	1715	1715
Plaggenburg	Lutheran	1895	1895	1895
Pogum	Lutheran	1725	1725	1725	Yes	OFB
Potshausen	Lutheran	1697	1697	1685	Yes	OSB
Reepsholt	Lutheran	1633	1633	1634	Yes	OSB
Remels	Lutheran	1678	1675	1678	Amt Uplengen	OFB
Resterhafe	Lutheran	1666	1669	1749,
Rhaude	Lutheran	1702	1701	1704, 1702-1830
Rhauderfehn St. Bonifatius	Roman Catholic	1831	1832	1831
Riepe	Lutheran	1712	1712	1712	Yes	OFB
Roggenstede	Lutheran	1634	1634	1716
Rorichum	Reformed	1803	1803	1803	Yes	OFB
Rysum	Reformed	1712	1725	1713	Yes	OSB
Siegelsum	Lutheran	1827	1827	1827	Yes	OSB
Simonswolde	Reformed	1654	1654	1663	Yes	OFB
Spetzerfehn	Lutheran	1767	1767	1767	Yes	OFB
Spiekeroog	Lutheran	1721	1719	1750	Yes	OSB
Stapelmoor	Reformed	1708	1725	1725	Yes	OFB
Stedesdorf	Lutheran	1629	1629	1629	Online	OFB
Steenfelde	Lutheran	1719	1719	1728	Yes	OSB
St.Georgiwold	Reformed	1705	1705	1708
Strackholt	Lutheran	1726	1726	1726	Yes	OSB
Suurhusen / Marienwehr	Reformed	1699	1720	1706	Yes	OSB
Tergast	Reformed	1661	1661	1769	Yes	OSB
Thunum	Lutheran	1672	1670	1670
Timmel	Lutheran	1699	1699	1699	Yes	OSB
Twixlum	Reformed	1706	1706	1725	Yes	OSB
Uphusen	Reformed	1713	1728	1749	Yes	OSB
Upleward	Reformed	1715	1725	1725
Uttum	Reformed	1667	1732	1732	2012?	OFB
Veenhusen	Reformed	1669	1682	1684	Yes	OSB
Vellage / Halte	Reformed	1670	1693	1725	Yes	OFB
Victorbur	Lutheran	1620	1694	1693	Yes	OSB
Visquard	Reformed	1726	1726	1726	Yes	OFB
Völlen	Lutheran	1683	1679	1677	Yes	OSB
Warsingsfehn	Lutheran	1893	1893	1893
Weene (three volumes)	Lutheran	1671	1672	1686	Yes	OSB
Weener	Reformed	1675	1674	1675
Weener	Roman Catholic	1843	1845	1843
Weenermoor	Reformed	1737	1737	1737
Werdum	Lutheran	1662	1662	1662	Yes	OSB
Westeraccum	Lutheran	1668	1668	1668
Westerbur	Lutheran	1689	1689	1689	Yes	OSB
Westerende-Kirchloog	Lutheran	1663	1663	1663	Yes	OSB
Westerholt	Lutheran	1686	1686	1687
Westerhusen	Reformed	1698	1705	1706
Westochtersum	Lutheran	1664	1667	1655
Westrhauderfehn	Lutheran	1829	1829	1829, 1829-1852
Wiegboldsbur	Lutheran	1700	1701	1700
Wiesens	Lutheran	1642	1685	1642	Yes	OFB
Wirdum	Reformed	1652	1653	1658	Yes	OSB
Wittmund	Lutheran	1650	1650	1650
Wolthusen	Reformed	1646	1673	1750	Yes	OSB
Woltzeten	Reformed	1780	1780	1780	Yes	OSB
Woquard	Lutheran	1683	1683	1683	Yes	OSB/OFB
Wybelsum	Reformed	1706	1724	1728	Yes	OSB

Even though a village may have an OSB - community lineage book, it may be out of print.
Limited copies of some of these books are published. Please contact OGSA for more information.

Many of these books are published by the Upstalsboom-Gesellschaft of Aurich (genealogical society). Others are privately printed.
If they are in print you can purchase any of them through OGSA.

Many OSB are in stock and available for sale though OGSA. Contact us and we'll order any that we do not have in stock that are still available in Germany. The OGSA email address is on the home page. OGSA has a complete set of OSB at our research center for your use. Many other OSB are being worked on and if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. The list above is current January 1, 2012, it is subject to change.