Lin Strong's presentation on the best museums in the Ostfriesland area has been posted to the Webcasts page and she has also updated the Travel Tips slides that were originally provided after her webcast.  The slides are also on the Webcasts page.

 

The Research Downloads page also has a copy of her updated slides.

 

The Conference Registration form has been updated to make it easier to use but nothing needs to be changed if you have already submitted an update.

 

Minor updates were made to a number of the pages but no other significant changes were made in the last month.

Missed a webcast?  Check the Webcasts page within the Member Section for a listing of our recorded webcasts.  Some are available for a limited time so don't miss them.

 

The last webcast to be added was Jill Morelli's presentation on "Being a Super Slueth - Using FamilySearch Image Records" that was presented on February 27, 2025.  It will be avaialble for the next month.

 

You need to log-in with your member ID and password through the Member Section link to access the Webcast page.  Instructions are provided to reset your password if necessary.  Please contact us at Info@ogsa.us if you need assistance. 

From October, 14th to 27th, 2024, a fascinating illumination of the churches in the Krummhörn took place. The scenarios, designed by the light artist Derk Trei, brought the churches in the various villages to life. With the help of several spotlights that illuminated the churches from different sides and color gradients, he staged the church facades. The villages were divided into four illumination tours, in which five to six churches were illuminated on three days each.  We have published photos of the illumination in the Photo Gallery.
 
We appreciate the pictures contributed by our member, Gisela Schmidt.  You can view the collection in our Photo Gallery.

 

 

I apologize for not posting more information about updates here but revisions are made frequently.  Today, the 2025 conference information was added to the Events page and a registration form was added in the Store.  Lin Strong put many hours into updating the index of newsletter/journal articles from 1998 to 2024 and the file was added to our Journal Article Index.  

 

Over time, several pictures have been added to the Photo Gallery, quarterly journals were updated and new entries were added to the Emigration database. 

Registration for the 2025 Genealogy Conference is now online.  Please see our Events page for more information, including a registration form and link to our Store if you would like to register online.