You can email us at info@ogsa.us. How
can we help you? Please check the list in the left column for
other information about our society.
Discussion Lists... The Ostfriesen Pages is the companion web site for the Ostfriesen email discussion list. There's lots of great Ostfriesen resources and information there as well as everything that you need to know to join and participate in the the Ostfriesen discussion list. The list archives can be searched at:
http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=OSTFRIESEN.
Join the list and discuss anything that concerns Ostfriesen genealogy, culture, folklore, history, and heritage. Go there! Join! Enjoy!
Read the FAQ pages before you post as they may answer some of your
questions. Need help? Ask!
Ostfriesen Resources...
Books: Once Upon a War by Diana Helmer Diary of a War Child by Diana Helmer
Both of these two books have been published and are the stories of OGSA member, Gertrud Schakat Tammen. They tell the stories of a small girl being raised during WWII in East Prussia and, later, in Ostfriesland. They are both available through
Perfection Learning. (Search by title as the author's name is misspelled on the site.) There are both hard- and soft-cover books available.
The Politics of an Tudor Merchant Adventurer, A
letter to the Earls of Ostfriesland, Ramsey, G.D.
Amazon.com has a number of books on Ostfriesen history. Check that out.
Check out our
book corner for a wide variety of other books on Ostfriesian history, culture and
customs. All translated by Gene Janssen into English. You can order
them from OGSA. ORDER
FORM
Other Societies:
Northwestern Iowa (Library/meetings at George, IA) Ostfriesen Genealogical Society 2185 Monroe,
Ashton, IA 51232
Central/Eastern Iowa Ostfriesian Heritage Society 905 E Ave.,
Grundy Center IA 50638 / New library in Wellsburg, IA. with research center.
Ostfriesian Heritage Society of East Central Illinois 3154 CR 2000E,
Rantoul IL 61866 (217) 892-4776
Northwest Ohio PLATT DUUTSCH VEREEN VUN NW OHIO LOW GERMAN CLUB OF N. W. OHIO Attn: Bob Stockman, 10748 100th St.,
Alto MI 49302
Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society
719 N 11th Street, PO Box 312
Pekin, IL 61555 Phone 309-477-3044
Ostfriesen research center with OSB.
www.tcghs.org / tcghs@tcghs.org
Most Ostfriesen OSB are also in the
St. Louis
County Public Library, St. Louis, MO.
They have a large genealogical collection.
For Ostfriesen heritage items such as kluntjes, German imported Porzellan, Ostfriesen tea and
tea sets, tableware, etc. Ostfriesen Tea & Porzellan Shop, 15802 N Ave, Holland IA 50642 (Jct. Highway 14 & 20 North of Grundy Center, IA) Open by chance or call. MasterCard/Visa accepted. Phone/Fax: 319/ 824-3774
Markstea@gcmuni.net
/
www.homestead.com/MarksTea
For others sources, contact OGSA directly.
Library Resources...
The holdings of OGSA are located at the
Minnesota Genealogical Society Library in South St. Paul. The
library hours are located on the home page.
The library's holdings include Deutsches Geschlecterbücher for Ostfriesland and
over over 50 volumes of the Germans to America Series, plus copies of all of
the Ortssippenbücher or Ortsfamilienbücher for Ostfriesland.
Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, by Ira A. Glazier, Filby P. William (Editor). 1850-1890
Ostfrieslands Ortssippenbücher Herausgegeben von der Ostfriesischen Landschaft Verbindung mit der Upstalsboom-Gesellschaft.
Many out of print books have recently been reprinted or are
scheduled for reprint! Also available from OGSA — click for more.
Ostfriesische Nachrichten German language newspapers on
microfilm, 1896 - 1951. A great source of obituaries. An index is available. Click for a large, detailed view of the masthead
(60K).
Plus...
The indispensable Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs. Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut, 1912-1913.
We also have a lot of maps in our library for your use. Find your
ancestral village in Germany!
