The Devonshire Association (DA) is a non profit-making body, founded in 1862 and dedicated to the study and appreciation of all things Devonian. It is the only society concerned with every aspect of the county and is the only one of its kind in Britain. It currently has about 1300 members.

The organization consists of an Executive Committee; eight regional branches – Axe Valley, Bideford, East Devon, Exeter, Newton Abbot, Okehampton, Plymouth and Tavistock; and eight specialist sections – Botany, Buildings, Entomology, Geology, History, Literature & Art, Industrial Archaeology and Music. Each branch and section has its own committee and organizes its own annual programme of events. Branch programmes are more broadly-based than their specialist counterparts.

Over one hundred activities are run each year in all parts of the county – talks, exhibitions, excursions, walks, field trips, symposia, and courses. There is also an annual conference, each year in a different Devon town, involving a public lecture, research talks, and a programme of local excursions.

From March 2012 to June 2013, the Devonshire Association is celebrating its 150^th anniversary under the patronage of the Earl and Countess of Devon. Details of our special celebratory programme are available by clicking the window to the right. Note that those categories labelled ‘Open event flyers’ and ‘Open events programme’ are open to all – members and non-members alike. Should events that require booking be over-subscribed, tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

Better still, join the Association for an extremely modest annual subscription. You will learn more about Devon each year and will be free to contribute actively to our knowledge of this fascinating county, if you wish. Anyone can join irrespective of whether they live in Devon or elsewhere. Click ‘Contacts’ on the left-hand menu for further information and an application form.

Members receive two issues of the DA News magazine each year, and full members also receive the excellent ‘Transactions of the Devonshire Association’, which has been published annually since the Association was founded. The Transactions series contains well over 2000 research articles and countless reports, making it the greatest single source anywhere of information about the county.

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