Orangeburgh German-Swiss Genealogical Society, Inc.

Orangeburgh German-Swiss Genealogical Society, Inc. Genealogy and German-Swiss ancestry in Orangeburg, South Carolina S. The Board of Directors meets quarterly. The annual meeting of the members is held in October.

Organized in 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia the Society is made up of individuals who live in all states of the U. and of other countries who share a common interest in the German-Swiss ancestry of Orangeburgh District. The gathering is called Oktoberfest and is open for members, guests and other interested persons. Guest speakers are engaged on topics of interest to the attendees. Also featured are discussion groups and family tables for sharing, as well as vendors of genealogical materials. Access to local archives and libraries are available as well as tours. The Society publishes a quarterly newsletter with information on ancestors and articles with topics of interest of the members. In addition it maintains a website which features information about Orangeburgh District families and other relative information on the society. The site provides links to other sites and research resources. The website can be found at www.ogsgs.org. The online discussion group is open and available for members and other interested parties to share information about genealogy at [email protected]. The archival holdings of the Society are housed at the A. Salley Archives in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The collection consists of books, records and materials pertaining to the Orangeburgh German-Swiss. The OGSGS provides publications for sale at reasonable rates for researchers, including back newletter issues, CDs and other publications, some by members.

11/05/2025

Hello Everyone. We've started the migration to our new website. It may take anywhere from 24 to 96 hours for its new home to propagate across the Internet. Access to the old or new OGSGS.org website may be intermittent during this period of time. Thank you for your understanding.

Hello everyone. We're in the process of bringing up the new website live online. It may take anywhere from 24 to 96 hou...
11/05/2025

Hello everyone. We're in the process of bringing up the new website live online. It may take anywhere from 24 to 96 hours for access to its new home to propagate across the internet. Access to https://ogsgs.org may be intermittent during this transition period. Thank you for your understanding.

The Orangeburgh German-Swiss Genealogical Society is a family history organization which promotes the collection and preservation of early records of the people of Orangeburgh Township, South Carolina and their descendants. It is eleemosynary, non-profit, non-political, and non-sectarian.

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Orangeburg, SC
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