A few months ago, a change by our web host meant that all the captions for our Museum were lost. This has taken many hours to fix but we would now like to invite you to our newly opened and fully revamped virtual museum. As part of the make-over, we took the opportunity to add many more items to the online collection. There are four 'rooms' in our museum, representing a branch, or collection of branches, of the family. Rooms are entered via a pdf. There is also a catologue, l

[Alan] Keith Braund 1935-2026 RIP We bring you the sad news that our President, Keith Braund, died at home on Saturday. He had spent his final days surrounded by family and friends. Keith (branch 5), supported by his wife Doreen, was a wonderful ambassador for our society and had been our President for thirty years. The picture below was taken when he opened the exhibition at our 40th birthday reunion in 2022. Heartfelt condolences are sent to Keith's immediate family and fri

In 1910, the Valuation Office recorded every British property for taxation purposes, listing owners, occupiers, rents and a description of that property. There is also a series of accompanying, large scale, annotated ordnance survey maps, showing where each property was located. Those for Devon have just been made available on the subscription website TheGenealogist, which also provides access to many other records, including those not available online elsewhere. There is a s

We are looking forward to welcoming members to beautiful North Devon this weekend. Some visitors have already arrived and this year's contingent include those from Australia and New Zealand, as well as some from across England and closer to home. You can also join in online. All members have been sent email details of our Zoom chats and the AGM. If your hasn't arrived, please check your spam folders or get in touch and let us know. Non-members are welcome to our online chats

Exeter Cathedral have announced their Young Historian of the Year competition for those living or being educated in Devon or Cornwall. For more details see their website . Register an interest by May 29th.

All our paid up members who have given us up-to-date email addresses should now have news of our May reunion in North Devon. Do check your spam folders. Non-members are welcome. Details are also on our website . We'd love to have you join us in person or online. The 2012 Reunion

Happy New Year to all our website viewers. If you would like to support the work that we do and help keep this website in existence, please consider becoming a subscribing member for the coming year. All members receive four journals full of Braund stories each year. Details of what is involved and how to join for less than two cups of coffee or two pints of beer, can be found here . .

We would like to send the family all good wishes for the festive season and the coming year.

We are meeting in person on Saturday 29 th November 12.30pm for 1.00pm at Country Cousins, 3 Westbourne Terrace Westward Ho! EX39 1LL....

If you receive a digital journal, it should already be in your inbox; do check your junk folder. The rest are stacked up ready for...

In the June journal we advertised a weekend conference that Devon Family History Society are holding to celebrate their 50th anniversary...

The clan is gathering, the Australian contingent has arrived and the weather is glorious. We look forward to welcoming you to North Devon...

Don't forget that bookings for the May reunion in North Devon need to be in by April 7th. There are plenty of activities planned. Full...

As visitors begin to make their way to Ballarat for the weekend's Australasian Reunion, we wish all travellers safe journeys. We know the...

Details of both the Australasian Reunion in Ballarat from 27-30 March and the UK reunion in North Devon and online 2-5 May are on our...

If you receive an electronic copy of the journal, it should already be in your inbox - do check your junk folder. If you haven't received...

The membership year starts on 1 February and plenty of members have already renewed their subscriptions for another year; thank you very...

We are sharing this lovely Victorian postcard to send all good wishes for the Christmas season to Braund Society members and others who...

If you are a paid up Braund Society member, you should soon be receiving your December journal - sent early to avoid the Christmas rush....

Michael Braund in Canberra has written a book, From Bideford to Armidale and beyond: a tale of the Braund family. It is to be launched on...