Hi June, I saw your message and although I can't do your look ups I did recognize several Ostfriesen names. You might want to check out my web site and leave a query there. Also I would suggest that you join the Ostfriesen mailing list if you don't subscribe already. It's a wonderful group of friendly, helpful people who are researching in our areas of interest. Many of us have discovered that we are distant cousins which is always delightful. The list can be found at OSTFRIESEN-L@rootsweb.com and the companion page which has tons of information is at http://www.summitsoftware.com/Ostfriesen . Names that are definitely Ostfriesen include Garrels, Rodenbeck, Reed and Eilts. Dorothy Nanninga Sewell dsewell@alaska.net Eagle River, Alaska Ostfriesland Ancestors http://www.alaska.net/~dsewell