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Royal Visit for Braund Farm
Many readers will know that the late Elizabeth Braund MBE set up East Shallowford Farm on the edge of Dartmoor, to enable city children...
janetfew
May 4, 2022
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Chance to Hear the Story of 40 years of the Braund Society - online talk tonight
There is still just time to register for tonight's talk, hosted by The Guild of One-Name Studies. Janet, with assistance from Chris, will...
janetfew
May 3, 2022
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Reunion Day 4
It was a chilly May morning for the last of the in-person events. We visited the Maritime Museum in Appledore and were able to learn...
janetfew
May 3, 2022
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Reunion Day 3
Another busy day, beginning with our church service at the lovely little church of St, Anne's in Bucks Mills, where Braunds have...
janetfew
May 2, 2022
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Reunion Day 2
An early start and we wended our way to the Methodist Church in Buckland Brewer for our exhibition. Many thanks to Dave, himself a Braund...
janetfew
May 1, 2022
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Reunion Day 1
The first part of our reunion was online. Special mentions go to Alison, calling in from Dubai and Brian and Pam listening from somewhere...
janetfew
Apr 30, 2022
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The Calm before the Reunion Storm
I am not sure that 'calm' is the right word. It is 6am and a beautiful, if chilly, Devon dawn. My living room looks like this so it must...
janetfew
Apr 29, 2022
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Website Wednesday
Despite being in full-on reunion preparation mode (48 hours to go), there have been a few changes and additions to the website recently....
janetfew
Apr 27, 2022
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Braunds on the Radio
Yesterday we had the opportunity to promote the Society in general and our reunion in particular, on BBC Radio Devon. You can hear our...
janetfew
Apr 21, 2022
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Do you know a Braund Twiglet?
The Braund Society has a long-standing tradition of encouraging young people to take an interest in their history and heritage. We are...
janetfew
Apr 15, 2022
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Reunion Time - Join in in Person - Join in Online - Have Fun
The Braund 40th Anniversary Reunion starts in just twenty three days time and everyone is invited. It doesn't matter where you live,...
janetfew
Apr 6, 2022
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It is in your Genes - the Braund DNA Project - you can help
There have been additions to the website this week but rather than a Website Wednesday post, I thought I'd write more about DNA. One of...
janetfew
Mar 30, 2022
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Website still (just) Wednesday somewhere in the World
The plan was to post this yesterday but I was hoping to finish getting another article ready to upload first. That didn't quite happen,...
janetfew
Mar 24, 2022
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Website Wednesday
Website Wednesday once again and there have been several additions to the site this week. More items have been added to our shop. There...
janetfew
Mar 16, 2022
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Reunion News - getting together online and in person
The plans for our 40th anniversary reunion are now complete. There are in person events in the Braund homeland of North Devon and...
braundsociety
Mar 13, 2022
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Website Wednesday - what's new?
There have been a few changes and additions since the site launched ten days ago and more are planned. We can't promise that there will...
braundsociety
Mar 9, 2022
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March Journals are on their Way
For all those who are subscribing members of the Braund Society, the March journals will be on their way to you tomorrow. If you receive...
janetfew
Mar 6, 2022
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Braund Historian Presenting at Rootstech
Janet Few, our Braund Society historian, is presenting at the biggest genealogy event on the planet this weekend. This worldwide...
braundsociety
Mar 4, 2022
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Happy Birthday to Us
Forty years ago today 200 Braunds and Braund descendants met outside the New Inn in Bideford, Devon and the Society was formed. There...
janetfew
Feb 28, 2022
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Welcome to the Wonderful World of the Braund Society Website
The first meeting of the Braund Society was held on 28 February 1982, so, although it was a coincidence, it seems very appropriate that...
braundsociety
Feb 27, 2022
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